Punch vs Stopple - 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
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
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"
- "She stoppered the wine bottle"; "The mothers stoppered their babies' mouths with pacifiers"