Punch: alternatives and connections

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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It.

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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.

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Thrist.

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An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

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A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, c…

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A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and (usually) wine or spirits.

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One who cuts and cures hay.

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A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; as, a hook for c…

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To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.

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To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.

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An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one.

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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.

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The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.

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Same as Pommel.

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Same as Pommel.

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A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

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To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his master's hand.

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To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surfa…

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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole; a stopple.

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A large North American herb of the genus Phytolacca (P. decandra), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also garget, pigeon berry, pocan, and…

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One who, or that which, punches.

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A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

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