Punch vs Stopper - 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 Noun
- (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
- a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
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
- close or secure with or as if with a stopper
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"
- "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
- "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"