SINCE 1828
prepunch
verb
pre·punch
| \ ˌprē-ˈpənch
\
\
variants:
or pre-punch
prepunched
or pre-punched;
prepunching
or pre-punching
Definition of prepunch
: to perforate, cut, or emboss (something) in advance especially by means of a punch
Purchase one-inch-wide three-ring binders and prepunch the singers' scores before distributing them.— Arthur Wenk You will need to prepunch holes for embroidering. Otherwise, it will be almost impossible to get your needle through the leather!— Kristen Sutcliffe
Other Words from prepunch
prepunched
\ ˌprē-ˈpəncht
\
or pre-punched
adjective
\
or pre-punched
adjective
prepunched paper/holes
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