Punch
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Punch may refer to:
- Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
- Punch (drink), a general term for various mixed drinks, often containing fruit, fruit juice, and/or alcohol
- Punch, a pseudonym of Sir Robert Walpole
- Dodona (genus), a group of metalmark butterflies commonly known as the Punches, in particular
- Dodona eugenes, a Dodona commonly known as the Punch
Mr Punch
- Mr. Punch, the principal puppet character in the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show.
- The masthead image and nominal editor of Punch (magazine), largely borrowed from the puppet show.
- Mr. Punch, a fictional character in The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch graphic novel by Neil Gaiman.
Brand names
- Punch (cigar), the name of two brands of premium cigar
- Punch Taverns, a United Kingdom pub company
Film and television
- Punch (1994 film), a boxing film starring Donald Sutherland
- Punch (2002 film), a Canadian film starring Sonja Bennett and Michael Riley
- Punch (2011 film), a South Korean film
- Punch (short film), a 1996 American short film starring Sacha Baron Cohen
- Punch!, a manga by Rie Takada
- Punch (South Korean television drama series), South Korean television drama series
- Punch! (TV series), a Canadian animated comedy series
- Punch and Judy, a glove-puppet show and opera for children
- Punch, a station identification for BBC Choice used in 1998
- Punch-Counterpunch, a fictional character in the Transformers universe
- Producciones PUNCH (often shortened to PUNCH), a Colombian programadora from 1956 to 2000
- Lucy Punch, English actress
Music
- Punch (band), an American punk band
- Punch in/out, a term in music production when a certain portion of the song is repeated for recording
- Punched music, holes in various materials, such as music rolls, piano rolls, and book music
- Punch (album), a 2008 album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
- Punches (album), a 2005 album by World Leader Pretend
- Punch Brothers, bluegrass band
- Punch Records, UK music and arts development agency
- Punch Andrews, American record producer and music manager
- Puncher, Israeli pop music band
Publications
- Punch (magazine), a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire
- Melbourne Punch, a similar magazine published in Melbourne, Australia
- Punch (Danish magazine), an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine (1873–1894)
- The Punch, Nigerian daily newspaper
Tools
- Punch (tool), a tool used to drive objects such as nails, to pierce workpieces, or to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece
- Punching machine, a machine tool for punching
- Punch (numismatics), an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins
- Punchcutting, an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing type
- Hole punch, a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper
- Keypunch, a device for manually entering data into punched cards
- Leather punch, a tool used to create holes in leather
- Medical punch, a medical tool to sample biopsy pieces from skin
- Ticket punch, to validate tickets
Other
- Jerry Punch, American auto racing and college football commentator
See also
- All pages beginning with "Punch"
- All pages with titles containing "Punch"
- Punched card
- Punched tape
- Punch bowl (disambiguation)
- Punch-Out (disambiguation)
- Hit (disambiguation)
- Slap (disambiguation)
- Strike (disambiguation)
- Poonch, India
- Punsch, a traditional Swedish liquor