Synonyms and Antonyms of punch
1
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
- after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive
bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap
batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough
scuff
bunt, flick, stroke, tap
bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp
bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level
rabbit-punch, sucker punch
cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip
bean, brain, conk, skull
2
to make a hole or series of holes in
broach, tap
poke, prick, prickle
penetrate
burrow (into), excavate, gouge, groove, hollow
break, cut, gash, notch, rend, rupture, slash, slit, split
3
to urge, push, or force onward
shepherd
wrangle
egg, exhort, flog, goad, hound, press, prick, prod, prompt, scourge, spur, whip
