Punch vs Wad - 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
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
Synonyms
batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , hatful , heap , lot , mass , mess , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , pot , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum
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"