Punch vs Chew - What's the Difference?
Definition as Noun
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Definition as Noun
- an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a tool for making holes or indentations
Definition as Verb
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
Definition as Verb
- drive forcibly as if by a punch
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- deliver a quick blow to
Examples
- "He jawed his bubble gum"; "chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
- "I gave him a clout on his nose"
- "the nail punched through the wall"
- "perforate the sheets of paper"
- "he punched me in the stomach"