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Meanings of Punan:

noun

A member of any of various groups of dayak peoples inhabiting parts of borneo.

Usage examples:

In the city, the punan benefit from all positive effects of development.
adjective

Relating to the punan or their languages.

Usage examples:

A team of experts has spent months comparing the lives of the punan people, who still live as hunte…

Meanings of Punas:

noun

A high treeless plateau in the peruvian andes.

Usage examples:

The empty expanses of the puna, as the grasslands are called in the andes, correspond to the silenc…

Meanings of Punatoo:

noun

In sri lanka: the edible pulp of the fruit of the palmyra palm pressed into cakes and dried.

Meanings of Punch:

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off
noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

Meanings of Punch out:

collocation

Register one's departure from work

phrasal verb

Knock someone unconscious by punching.

Usage examples:

I wouldn't blame you for punching him out
verb

In boxing, to punch (= hit someone with your closed hand) harder or more effectively than your opponent

Usage examples:

He plans to outpunch and outlast the russian in saturday's heavyweight world title showdown., he is…

Meanings of Punch-drunk:

adjective

If a boxer is punch-drunk, he behaves in a way that suggests his brain has been damaged as a result of being hit repeatedly on the head.

Meanings of Punch-in:

collocation

Register one's arrival at work

phrasal verb

Enter information by pushing a button or key on a machine.

Usage examples:

He crossed to the vdu on his other desk and punched in a series of numbers

Meanings of Punch-up:

phrasal verb

To attack or criticize someone who is in a better or more powerful position than you

Usage examples:

Comedians should punch up, not kick down., he punched up at a system designed to hold powerless cit…

Meanings of Punchable:

adjective

(of a person or their features) arousing intense annoyance or hostility.

Usage examples:

He has an eminently punchable face

Meanings of Punchball:

noun

A stuffed or inflated ball suspended or mounted on a stand, used for punching as exercise or training, especially by boxers.

Usage examples:

He is a past master of the photo-opportunity who, as a scottish office minister, wowed inmates at s…

Meanings of Punchboard:

noun

A board with holes containing slips of paper which are punched out as a form of gambling, with the object of locating a winning slip.

Usage examples:

He won it on some gigantic penny punchboard

Meanings of Punchbowl:

noun

A bowl used for mixing and serving punch.

Usage examples:

We show up with a group of friends to mask our alone-ness, but when the dance party gets started, w…

Meanings of Punched:

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off
noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

Meanings of Puncheon:

noun

A short post, especially one used for supporting the roof in a coal mine.

Meanings of Puncheons:

noun

A short post, especially one used for supporting the roof in a coal mine.

Meanings of Puncher:

noun

Someone who punches (= hits forcefully with their fists) in a particular kind of way, especially in the sport of boxing

Usage examples:

She has quick hands and is an accurate puncher., he was one of the most fearsome punchers i had eve…

Meanings of Punchers:

noun

Someone who punches (= hits forcefully with their fists) in a particular kind of way, especially in the sport of boxing

Usage examples:

She has quick hands and is an accurate puncher., he was one of the most fearsome punchers i had eve…

Meanings of Punches:

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off
noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

Meanings of Punchier:

adjective

Having an immediate impact; forceful.

Usage examples:

His style is journalistic, with short punchy sentences

Meanings of Punchiest:

adjective

Having an immediate impact; forceful.

Usage examples:

His style is journalistic, with short punchy sentences

Meanings of Punchinello:

noun

Another name for punch4 (sense 1 of the noun).

Meanings of Punching:

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off
noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

Meanings of Punchless:

adjective

Of a boxer: lacking a powerful punch. frequently figurative: lacking force, impact, or vigour; ineffectual, weak.

Meanings of Punchy:

adjective

Having an immediate impact; forceful.

Usage examples:

His style is journalistic, with short punchy sentences

Meanings of Punctate:

adjective

Studded with or denoting dots or tiny holes.

Usage examples:

Strong punctate staining of the cell surface

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