Punch

1. To strike with one's fist. He punched his friend in anger.
2. To depress a key or button, for example, in order to activate or perform an operation. The pilot punched the eject button after the engine caught fire.
3. To check in or out on a job. on this job you must punch in each morning and at night punch out.
4. To make the first decisive move. We need to beat all competition to the punch.
5. A tool for circular or other piercing. I need a leather punch to make a new hole in my belt.
6. A beverage of fruit juices and sometimes carbonated water or soda, often spiced and mixed with a wine or liquor base. We had punch at our wedding reception.
7. Western US. To herd cattle. They were hired to punch cattle.