[{"word":"punching","phonetic":"/ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈpʌntʃɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To strike with one's fist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."},{"definition":"(of cattle) To herd.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To enter (information) on a device or system.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He punched a hit into shallow left field."},{"definition":"To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To thrust against; to poke.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow"}],"synonyms":["box","slug"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To mark a ticket.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process of making holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punch","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/punching"]}]