(n) :
a hit or strike with one's
fist; 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
(v) :
to
strike something or someone with one's
fist; to employ a punch to create a
hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something