Punch vs Wad - What's the Difference?

Punch

Wad

Definitions

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
  • a small mass of soft material
  • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • a wad of something chewable as tobacco
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
  • crowd or pack to capacity
  • compress into a wad

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"
  • "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
  • "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • "the theater was jampacked"
  • "wad paper into the box"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb