punch

n 1: (boxing) a blow with the fist [syn: {poke}, {lick}, {biff}]

2: an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared

for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

3: a tool for making (usually circular) holes

v 1: deliver a punch to [syn: {plug}]

2: drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through

the wall"

3: make a hole into [syn: {perforate}]

gunch

/guhnch/ ({TMRC}) To push, prod, or poke at a device

that has almost (but not quite) produced the desired result.

Implies a threat to {mung}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-27)