The difference between Punch and Zest

When used as nouns, punch means a hit or strike with one's fist, whereas zest means the outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

When used as verbs, punch means to strike with one's fist, whereas zest means to scrape the zest from a fruit.


check bellow for the other definitions of Punch and Zest

  1. Punch as a noun (countable):

    A hit or strike with one's fist.

  2. Punch as a noun (uncountable):

    Power, strength, energy.

  3. Punch as a noun (uncountable):

    Impact.

  4. Punch as a noun (uncountable):

    A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) causing a video game character to punch.

  1. Punch as a verb (transitive):

    To strike with one's fist.

    Examples:

    "If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."

  2. Punch as a verb (transitive, of cattle):

    To herd.

  3. Punch as a verb (transitive):

    To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.

  4. Punch as a verb (transitive):

    To enter (information) on a device or system.

  5. 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."

  6. Punch as a verb (transitive):

    To make holes in something

  7. Punch as a verb:

    To thrust against; to poke.

    Examples:

    "to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow"

  1. 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.

  2. Punch as a noun (countable):

    A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.

  3. Punch as a noun (countable):

    A hole or opening created with a punch.

  4. Punch as a noun (piledriving):

    An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.

  5. Punch as a noun:

    A prop, as for the roof of a mine.

  1. Punch as a verb:

    To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

  2. Punch as a verb:

    To mark a ticket.

  1. Punch as a noun:

    A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

  1. Zest as a noun:

    The outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.

    Examples:

    "The orange zest gives the strong flavor in this dish."

  2. Zest as a noun:

    General vibrance of flavour.

    Examples:

    "I add zest to the meat by rubbing it with a spice mixture before grilling."

  3. Zest as a noun (by extension):

    Enthusiasm; keen enjoyment; relish; gusto.

    Examples:

    "w Auntie Mame had a real zest for life."

  4. Zest as a noun (rare):

    The woody, thick skin enclosing the kernel of a walnut.

  1. Zest as a verb (cooking):

    To scrape the zest from a fruit.

  2. Zest as a verb:

    To make more zesty.