punchとは

語源 1

From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon).

名詞

punch (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 punches)

1. (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
   • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.

2. (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
3. (uncountable) Impact.
4. (uncountable) A button (of a joypad, joystick または similar device) causing a video game character to punch.

同意語

• (A strike with the fist): box, bunch of fives (Britain)
• (Power, strength): oomph, pep

下位語

• (A strike with the fist): jab, hook, uppercut, pounding

派生語

関連する語

• puncheon

参考

• (A strike with the fist): slap

動詞

punch (三人称単数 現在形 punches, 現在分詞 punching, 過去形および過去分詞形 punched)

1. (transitive) To strike with one's fist.

   If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.

2. (transitive, of cattle) To herd.
3. (transitive) To operate (a device または system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
   • 1922, William Otis Badger, editor, The Workmen's compensation law journal, volume 10, page 129:

     As night watchman he was required to punch a watchman's clock; the stations were scattered all over the place.

   • 2000, William D. Peterson, United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan‎^[2], page 106:

     The patrol clock and punch key system made sure that crewmen completed their patrols. At the far end of his patrol, he used a key to punch his clock and start the return trip.

   • 2007, Dick Juge, The Historic Northwest Passage and the CGC Storis, page 27:

     Another shipmate remembered the watch clock on the strap we had to carry to punching stations. He was assigned to a guard shack. He had rounds to the Officer's Club and sleeping quarters where he'd have to punch the clock at different stations.

4. (transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.
5. (transitive) To hit (a ball または similar object) with less than full force.

   He punched a hit into shallow left field.

6. (transitive) To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
7. To thrust against; to poke.

   to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow

同意語

• (To strike with the fist): box

派生語

語源 2

Shortened form of puncheon, from Old French ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pungō (“I prick”).

名詞

punch (複数形 punches)

1. (countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
2. (countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
3. (countable) A hole or opening created with a punch.
4. (piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
5. A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

参考

• centrepunch, centre punch, centerpunch
• hole punch
• nail punch
• paper punch
• three-hole punch

動詞

punch (三人称単数 現在形 punches, 現在分詞 punching, 過去形および過去分詞形 punched)

1. To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
2. To mark a ticket.

上位語

• (to create a hole): perforate, pierce

派生語

語源 3

From Hindi पाँच (pāñć, “five”), because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, かつ spice), from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (páñcan).

名詞

punch (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 punches)

1. A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

参考

• punch drunk