The difference between Punch and Uppercut
When used as nouns, punch means a hit or strike with one's fist, whereas uppercut means a swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
When used as verbs, punch means to strike with one's fist, whereas uppercut means to strike with an uppercut.
check bellow for the other definitions of Punch and Uppercut
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Punch as a noun (countable):
A hit or strike with one's fist.
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Punch as a noun (uncountable):
Power, strength, energy.
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Punch as a noun (uncountable):
Impact.
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Punch as a noun (uncountable):
A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) causing a video game character to punch.
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Punch as a verb (transitive):
To strike with one's fist.
Examples:
"If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."
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Punch as a verb (transitive, of cattle):
To herd.
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Punch as a verb (transitive):
To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
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Punch as a verb (transitive):
To enter (information) on a device or system.
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Punch as a verb (transitive):
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
Examples:
"He punched a hit into shallow left field."
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Punch as a verb (transitive):
To make holes in something
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Punch as a verb:
To thrust against; to poke.
Examples:
"to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow"
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Punch as a noun (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.
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Punch as a noun (countable):
A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
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Punch as a noun (countable):
A hole or opening created with a punch.
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Punch as a noun (piledriving):
An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
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Punch as a noun:
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
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Punch as a verb:
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
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Punch as a verb:
To mark a ticket.
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Punch as a noun:
A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
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Uppercut as a noun (boxing):
A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
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Uppercut as a noun (cricket):
A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.
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Uppercut as a verb:
To strike with an uppercut