punch
Because it is a word with a single syllable, punch is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofpunch
- A hit or strike with one's fist.
- Power, strength, energy.
- Impact.
- To strike with one's fist.
Example: "If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."
- (of cattle) To herd.
- To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
- To enter (information) on a device or system.
- To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
Example: "He punched a hit into shallow left field."
- To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
- To thrust against; to poke.
Example: "to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow"
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