pump-action 16O6 |

with air using a pump ) ft H ; ft H

2 (informal) to increase the amount, value or volume of sth Interest rates

were pumped up last week. ±jUfiJ$$g|#iTo 'pump-action adj. [only before noun] (of a gun or other device tfc ^ ft life i£ fe) worked by quickly pulling or pressing part of it in and out or up and down *SP faj A 6lJ; jEfczftA&l): a pump-action shotgun flBPM 0 a

pump-action spray

pum pernickel /'pAmpamkl; NAmE -parn-/ noun [u] (from German) a type of heavy dark brown bread made from rye, originally from Germany and often sold in slices )

pump-kin /'pAmpkin/ noun [u, C] a large round vegetable with thick orange skin. The seeds can be dried and eaten and the soft flesh can be cooked as a vegetable or in sweet pies. Pumpkin pie is

a traditional American dish served on Thanksgiving. ]% — picture o PAGE Ri₉ 'pump-priming noun [U] the act of investing money to encourage growth in an industry or a business, especially by a government ( iEfcJfr )

'pump room noun (especially in the past) the room at a spa where people go to drink the special water ( X ta

iBfti) rn*

pun /pAn/ noun, verb

m noun ~ (on sth) the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same We’re

banking on them lending us the money—no pun

intended! 3^ JE£ 3 Ml ft bank mXM.

— compare wordplay ■ verb (-nn-) [V] to make a pun Punch /pAntJV noun IT»771 see pleased

She punched the air in triumph.

punch 0-w /pAntSI verb, noun

■ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb/sth (in/on sth) to hit sb/sth hard with your fist (= closed hand) ^ ft; \ZX^M3i: He was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground, life $J ft iffe ±, ftMWio 0 She punched him on the nose. jttfe^ % ft 4* 7 life ftfj # 7 o • 0 He was punching the air in triumph. 2 ~ sth (in/through

sth) to make a hole in sth with a punch /?.(3) or some other sharp object %--ft?l; ( ftH$&4 ) ft fl: to

punch a time card ft ifi A ± ft ft 0 The machine punches a row of holes in the metal sheet. ft%$rft&MW- 3 [VN] to press buttons or keys on a computer, telephone, etc. in order to operate it ( it ) ; BE ( Sc® ) : I punched the button to summon the elevator. A 1$ o ► punch-er noun: He’s

one of boxing’s strongest punchers. ItfeU#^2. —‘o .punch 'in/'out (NAmE) to record the time

you arrive at/leave work by putting a card into a special machine TI5J |h}; JS'J

iB N" A — see also clock in/on, clock out/off at clock v. .punch sth—in | punch sth into sth to put information into a computer by pressing the keys ft

i. ) iHAi+3¥#l: He punched in the security code. lifetE^fl$$i)AjfeJ®o .punch sb 'out (NAmE, informal) to hit sb so hard that they fall down ft ft AA#J .punch sth—'out 1 to press a combination of buttons or keys on a computer, telephone, etc. AA'S^f ) :

He picked up the telephone and punched out his friend’s number. ItfeiiJfki^, 2 to make

a hole iii sth or knock sth out by hitting it very hard ft-fiftft', tT ^: I felt as if all my teeth had been punched out. &%&&&Ali P ftfi&tiLftWT_e 3 to cut sth from paper, wood, metal, etc. with a special tool tf»jE

unoun 1 [C] a hard hit made with the fist (= closed hand) S.^f5ft; JjtiftUft: a punch in the face ft ft J& ± (ft ^ iB It # 0 Hill threw a punch at the police officer. 0 a knockout punch ftX^s!

AAlSJlft-^- # 0 He shot out his right arm and landed a punch on Lorrimer’s nose. life^^j^^^W, — ^ftfti& i!ift(ft#7±c 2 [U] the power to interest people PJ£3I fj : It’s a well-constructed crime story, told with speed

and punch. mm mm, a

AAIfeo 3 [C] a tool or machine for cutting holes in paper, leather or metal U-fLUL; J+flc; a hole

punch —picture o stationery 4 [U] a hot or

cold drink made by mixing water, fruit juice, spices, and usually wine or another alcoholic drink ft

( MA. fttt,

) ITTOI see BEAT V., PACK V., pull V., roll V.

Punch and Judy show /,pAntJ an 'd3u:di Jau; NAmE fou/ noun (in Britain) a traditional type of entertainment for children in which puppets are used to tell stories about Punch, who is always fighting with his wife Judy ft

punch-bag /'pAntXbaeg/ (BrE) (NAmE 'punching bag) noun a heavy leather bag, hung on a rope, which is punched, especially by boxers as part of training, or as a form of exercise )

punch-ball /'pAntJboil/ noun a heavy leather ball, fixed on a spring, which is punched, especially by boxers as a part of training, or as a form of exercise

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punch-bowl /'pAntJbaul; NAmE -boul/ noun a bowl used for serving punch n.(4)

punch-card /'pAntJkard; NAmE -ka:rd/ (also .punched 'card) noun a card on which, in the past, information was recorded as lines of holes and used for giving instructions, etc. to computers and other machines ft

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'punch-drunk (also .slap-'happy especially in NAmE) adj. 1 (of a boxer ^-SrA) confused as a result of being punched on the head many times $&A#lft; #it$$lftlft 2 unable to think clearly; in a confused state S ftA&fL

ft; #B&ft

'punching bag noun (NAmE) = punchbag

punch-line /'pAntJlam/ (also NAmE informal 'tag line) noun the last few words of a joke that make it funny

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¹ punch-up noun (BrE, informal) a physical fight ; ft

mn BRAWL

punchy /'pAntJi/ adj. (punch-ier, punchi-est) (of a speech, song, etc. ft ^) having a strong effect

because it expresses sth clearly in only a few words

punc tili ous /pArjk'tilias/ adj. (formal) very careftil to behave correctly or to perform your duties exactly as you shouldUlSilSa punctilious host —MA^^iA ► punc-tili-ous-ly adv. punc-tili-ous-ness

noun [U]

punc tual /'pArjktJual/ adj. happening or doing sth at the arranged or correct time; not late get ; /ff frf 61); ^0^61]: She has been reliable and punctual.

0 a punctual start at 9 o’clock * 9 ft ife ► punc-tu-al-ity /.pArjktJu'aelati/ noun [U] punc-tu- al-ly /'pArjktJuali/ adv._: They always pay punctually, fife