ALL meanings of punched
punch
P p - noun punched a tool or machine for perforating or stamping materials, driving nails, etc. 1
- noun punched the solid upper die of a punch press, used with a hollow die to blank out shaped pieces of sheet metal or the like. 1
- verb with object punched to cut, stamp, pierce, perforate, form, or drive with a tool or machine that punches. 1
- verb without object punched to work at or on something with or as if with a mechanical punch. 1
- idioms punched pull punches, to lessen deliberately the force of one's blows. Informal. to act with restraint or hold back the full force or implications of something: He wasn't going to pull any punches when he warned them of what they would be up against. 1
- idioms punched roll with the punches, Informal. to cope with and survive adversity: In the business world you quickly learn to roll with the punches. 1