Punch

Punch may refer to:

• Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
• Punch (drink), a general term for various mixed drinks, often containing fruit, fruit juice, and/or alcohol
• Mr. Punch, the principal puppet character in the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show.
• Mr. Punch, a fictional character in The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch graphic novel by Neil Gaiman
• Dodona (genus), a group of metalmark butterflies commonly known as the Punches, in particular
  • Dodona eugenes, a Dodona commonly known as the Punch

Brand names

• Punch (cigar brand), the name of two brands of premium cigar
• Punch Taverns, a United Kingdom pub company

Film and television

• Punch (1994 film), a boxing film starring Donald Sutherland
• Punch (2002 film), a Canadian film starring Sonja Bennett and Michael Riley
• Punch (2011 film), a South Korean film
• Punch!, a Manga by Rie Takada
• Punch! (TV series), a Canadian animated comedy series
• Punch and Judy, a glove-puppet show and opera for children
• Punch, a station identification for BBC Choice used from 1998 (see here)
• Punch-Counterpunch, a fictional character in the Transformers universe

Music

• Punch in / out, a term in music production when a certain portion of the song is repeated for recording
• Punched music, holes in various materials: music roll, piano roll, book music
• Punch (album), a 2008 album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile
• Punches (album), a 2005 album by World Leader Pretend
• Punch Brothers, bluegrass band
• Punch Records, UK music and arts development agency
• Punch Andrews (b. ?), Edward "Punch" Andrews, music producer
• Puncher, Israeli pop music band
• Punch (band), a Latvian rock band

Publications

• Punch (magazine), a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire
• Punch (Danish magazine), an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine (1873-1894)
• The Punch, Nigerian daily newspaper

Tools

• Punch (tool), a tool used to drive objects such as nails, to pierce workpieces, or to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece
• Punch (numismatics), an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins
• Punchcutting, an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing type
• Hole punch, a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper
• Keypunch, a device for manually entering data into punched cards
• Leather punch, a tool used to create holes in leather
• Medical punch, a medical tool to sample biopsy pieces from skin
• Ticket punch, to validate tickets

See also

• All pages beginning with "Punch"
• All pages with titles containing "Punch"
• Punched card
• Punched tape
• Punch bowl (disambiguation)
• Punch-Out (disambiguation)
• Hit (disambiguation)
• Slap (disambiguation)
• Strike (disambiguation)
• Poonch, India
• Punsch, a traditional Swedish liquor