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punch

Entry Word:: ¹punch
Function:: noun

Text: 1 the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect<the real punch of the speech came in its closing lines>Synonymscogency, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, impact, pointRelated Wordspayoff; importance, significance; appeal, attraction, charm, fascination 2 active strength of body or mind<weʼre going to need a candidate with real punch if voters are ever going to get excited about this election>— see vigor 1 3 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument<the poor boxer wasnʼt able to land a single punch on his opponent>— see ¹¹blow

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