Punch vs Secure - What's the Difference?
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
- drive forcibly as if by a punch
- make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
- deliver a quick blow to
Definition as Verb
- assure payment of
- furnish with battens
- cause to be firmly attached
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- get by special effort
Definition as Adjective
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
- financially safe
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
Examples
- "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"
- "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
- "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
- "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
- "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
- "he was secure that nothing will be held against him"
- "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
- "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
- "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
- "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"