punching

5 definitions • 5 examples

present participle of

to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand):

punch someone in something He punched him in the stomach.

to hit with your fingers the buttons on a phone or the keys on a keyboard

to make a hole in something with a special piece of equipment:

I was just punching holes in some sheets of paper.

This belt's too big - I'll have to punch an extra hole in it.

to be in a romantic relationship with someone who is considered more attractive, more successful, etc. than you:

Here's a photo of my girlfriend - do you think I'm punching?

"Love Island" contestants are obsessed with who is and isn't punching.