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punch / pAntf / verb ( punch.es,punch ing ,punched )

1 to hit someone or something hard with your closed hand (your fist )

He punched me in the nose.

2 to make a hole in something with a special tool The ticket collector punched my ticket.

punchnoun [ count ] ( plural punch es ) a punch in the chin

punc • tu • al / ' pлцktJuэl / adjective

arriving or doing something at the right time; not late Please try to be punctual for your classes.

punc • tu • al • ly / ' p^ktjuali / adverb They arrived punctually at seven o'clock.

punc • tu • ate / ' p^ktjueit / verb

( punc • tu • ates , punc • tu at • ing , punc • tu • at • ed )

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) to put periods, question marks, etc. in your writing

punc • tu • a • tion / |p^ktju' eifn / noun

[noncount]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) using punctuation marks

when you are writing

punc • tu •a • tion mark / p^ktju' eijn

mark / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) one of the marks that you use in your writing, for example a period or question mark

punc • ture / ' pл_ЧktГэr / verb

( punc • tures , punc • tur • ing , punc • tured )

to make a small hole in something A piece of glass punctured the tire. ^-punc .ture noun [ count ]

pun .ish Ф / 'рлщГ/ verb ( pun ish • es , pun • ish • ing , pun • ished )

to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong

The children were punished for telling lies.

pun .ish .ment © / ' pлnIJmэnt /

[ count, noncount ]

an act or a way of punishing someone

What is the punishment for murder in your country?

The child was sent to bed as a punishment for being rude.

pu • pil / ' pyupl / noun [ count ]

( formal ) a child who is learning at school There are 30 pupils in the class.

( BIOLOGY ) the round, black part in the middle of your

eye

—Look at the picture at eye .

pup • pet / ' pлpэt / noun [ count ]

a small model of a person or animal that you move by pulling strings or by putting your hand inside

pup • py / ' pлpi / noun [count] ( plural pup . pies )

a young dog

—Look at the picture at dog .

pur • chase1aw и / ' part/as / noun [ count ] ( formal )

the action of buying something; something that you have bought

She made several purchases and then left the store.

pur • chase 2 aw / ' part/as /

( pur•chas•es,pur • chas ing ,pur•chased )

( formal )

to buy something

advice for people who are planning to purchase a new home pure © / pyur / adjective ( pur er , pur • est )

not mixed with anything else This shirt is pure cotton.

clean and healthy pure mountain air

complete or total

What she said was pure nonsense.

pure • ly / ' pyurli / adverb only or completely

He doesn't like his job — he does it purely for the money. pu • ri • fy / ' pyurafai / verb ( pu • ri • fies , pu • ri • fy • ing , pu • ri • fied )

( CHEMISTRY ) to remove dirty or harmful substances from

something

purified water

The adjective is pure .

pur .pie © / ' parpl / adjective

with a color between red and blue ► pur • ple noun [ count, noncount ]

She often wears purple.

PUT . pOSe © / 'porpos / noun [ count ] the reason for doing something

The purpose of this meeting is to decide what we should do next.

on purpose

because you want to; not by accident

"You broke my pen!" "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose."

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