Punch
Encyclopedia
Punch may refer to:
- Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
- Punch (drink)Punch (drink)Punch is the term for a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice. The drink was introduced from India to England in the early seventeenth century; from there its use spread to other countries...
, 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 JudyPunch and JudyPunch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Mr. Punch and his wife, Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character...
puppet show. - Mr. Punch, a fictional character in The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. PunchThe Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. PunchThe Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch or simply Mr. Punch is a graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated and designed by Dave McKean...
graphic novel by Neil Gaiman - Dodona (genus)Dodona (genus)The Punches are a genus of butterflies found in Asia.-Description:Fore wing broad, short, triangular; costa very slightly-arched ; apex subacute; termen slightly convex; tornus angulate; dorsum straight; cell comparatively broad, about half length of wing; veins 6 and 7 from upper apex of cell,...
, a group of metalmark butterflies commonly known as the Punches, in particular- Dodona eugenesDodona eugenesThe Punch is a small but striking butterfly found in sub-Himalayan South Asia that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae.-Description:...
, a Dodona commonly known as the Punch
- Dodona eugenes
Brand names
- Punch (cigar brand)Punch (cigar brand)Punch is the name of two brands of cigars, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in Honduras for General Cigar Company, now a subsidiary of Swedish Match.- History :...
, the name of two brands of premium cigar - Punch TavernsPunch TavernsPunch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 6,800 leased, tenanted and managed pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire...
, a United Kingdom pub company
Film and television
- Punch (1994 film), a boxing film starring Donald SutherlandDonald SutherlandDonald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years. Some of Sutherland's more notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, , MASH , and Kelly's Heroes , as well as in such popular films as Klute, Invasion of the...
- Punch (2002 film), a Canadian film starring Sonja BennettSonja BennettSonja Bennett is a Canadian actress who portrayed Marcie Brasko in Battlestar Galactica.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Bennett has acted in various genre series including Eureka, Stargate Atlantis, Painkiller Jane, The Dead Zone, Cold Squad, as well as other Vancouver filmed television...
and Michael RileyMichael RileyMichael Riley is a Canadian actor and graduate of the National Theatre School in Montreal, Canada in 1984. Riley's first appearance was in the film No Man's Land... - Punch (2011 film)Punch (2011 film)Punch is 2011 South Korean coming of age film is based of novel by Kim Ryeo-Ryeong is about the story of a teacher who become a trainer of a poor and troubled student after he discovered his talent of boxing...
, a South Korean film - Punch!Punch!is a manga written by Rie Takada, creator of Happy Hustle High. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan, and in the United States in English by VIZ Media....
, a Manga by Rie Takada - Punch! (TV series), a Canadian animated comedy series
- Punch and JudyPunch and JudyPunch and Judy is a traditional, popular puppet show featuring the characters of Mr. Punch and his wife, Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Punch and one other character...
, a glove-puppet show and opera for children - Punch, a station identificationStation identificationStation identification is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name...
for BBC ChoiceBBC ChoiceBBC Choice was a BBC TV station which launched on 23 September 1998 and closed on 9 February 2003. It was the first British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in digital format, and was the first new channel from the BBC since BBC Two launched in 1964...
used from 1998 (see here) - Punch-CounterpunchPunch-CounterpunchPunch/Counterpunch is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is an Autobot spy who disguises himself as a Decepticon.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
, a fictional character in the TransformersTransformersA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.Transformer may also refer to:* ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet computer manufacturer by Asus...
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 rollMusic rollA music roll is a storage medium used to operate a mechanical musical instrument. They are used for the player piano, mechanical organ, electronic carillon and various types of orchestrion. The vast majority of music rolls are made of paper...
, piano rollPiano rollA piano roll is a music storage medium used to operate a player piano, piano player or reproducing piano. A piano roll is a continuous roll of paper with perforations punched into it. The peforations represent note control data...
, book musicBook musicBook Music is a medium for storing the music played on mechanical organs, mainly of European manufacture. Book music is made from thick cardboard, containing perforated holes representing the musical notes to be played, with the book folded zig-zag style... - Punch (album)Punch (album)-Credits:*Producer: Steven Epstein*Engineer: Richard King*Assistant engineers: Hyomin Kang, Don Goodrick*Mixing: Steven Epstein, Richard King*Mastering: Steven Epstein, Richard King*Cover photography: Autumn de Wilde*Wardrobe: Shirley Kurata...
, a 2008 album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile - Punches (album)Punches (album)Punches is an album by World Leader Pretend, released in 2005 on Warner Brother Records.The album was self-produced, and mixed chiefly by Ben Hiller.-Track listing:#"Bang Theory" – 4:39#"Dreamdaddy" – 4:26#"New Voices" – 3:54#"Punches" – 3:51...
, a 2005 album by World Leader Pretend - Punch BrothersPunch BrothersPunch Brothers are a progressive bluegrass band. The band consists of Chris Thile , Gabe Witcher , Noam Pikelny , Chris Eldridge , and Paul Kowert...
, bluegrass band - Punch RecordsPunch RecordsPunch Records is UK's premier Music & Arts development agency - It produces concerts, festivals, tours and innovative educational & outreach programmes for young people-History:...
, UK music and arts development agency - Punch AndrewsPunch AndrewsEdward "Punch" Andrews was a music producer who produced many albums of Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band. Andrews was also Seger's manager.- References :...
(b. ?), Edward "Punch" Andrews, music producer - PuncherPuncherPuncher was a pop music band, active in 1987–1991 that sang in Hebrew. The band members were the Israeli D.J.s from Kol Yisrael radio, Yakir Aviv and Didy Harary, the discotheque D.J...
, Israeli pop music band - Punch (band), a Latvian rock band
Publications
- Punch (magazine)Punch (magazine)Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration...
, a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire - Punch (Danish magazine)Punch (Danish magazine)Punch was an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine modelled over the English Punch...
, an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine (1873-1894) - The PunchThe PunchThe Punch is a Nigerian daily newspaper. It is the second largest newspaper in the country in terms of circulation, with 80,000 copies published daily in 1999.-History:...
, Nigerian daily newspaper
Tools
- Punch (tool)Punch (tool)A punch is a hard metal rod with a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other, which is usually struck by a hammer. Punches are used to drive objects, such as nails, or to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece...
, 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)Punch (numismatics)In numismatics, a punch is an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins.A punch has its design in cameo, much like on the coins themselves. Prior to the use of punches, each die was individually engraved and when a die wore out, another one had to be engraved to replace it, and the...
, an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins - PunchcuttingPunchcuttingIn traditional typography, punchcutting is the craft of cutting letter punches in steel from which matrices were made in copper for type founding in the letterpress era. Cutting punches and casting type was the first step of traditional typesetting. The cutting of letter punches was a highly...
, an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing type - Hole punchHole punchA hole punch is a common office tool that is used to create holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder.The origins of the hole punch date back to Germany via Matthias Theel, where two early patents for a...
, a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper - Keypunch, a device for manually entering data into punched cards
- Leather punchLeather punchA leather punch is like a hole punch for making holes in leather. Some versions of this tool allow the size of the holes to be changed by selecting from various sizes of hollow cylinders which act as the cutting surface. Typically used for making holes for buckles in shoes, belts and bridels.....
, a tool used to create holes in leather - Medical punch, a medical tool to sample biopsyBiopsyA biopsy is a medical test involving sampling of cells or tissues for examination. It is the medical removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease. The tissue is generally examined under a microscope by a pathologist, and can also be analyzed chemically...
pieces from skin - Ticket punchTicket punchA ticket punch is a hand tool for permanently marking admission tickets and similar items of paper or card stock. It makes a perforation and a corresponding chad. A ticket punch resembles a hole punch, differing in that the ticket punch has a longer jaw and the option of having a distinctive...
, to validate tickets
See also
- Punched cardPunched cardA punched card, punch card, IBM card, or Hollerith card is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions...
- Punched tapePunched tapePunched tape or paper tape is an obsolete form of data storage, consisting of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched to store data...
- Punch bowl (disambiguation)Punch bowl (disambiguation)A punch bowl is a vessel in which punch is served.Punch bowl may also refer to:*The Punch Bowl , 2002 album by Seth Lakeman*Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, a magazine published since 1899 at the University of Pennsylvania...
- Punch-Out (disambiguation)
- Hit (disambiguation)
- Slap (disambiguation)Slap (disambiguation)A slap is a method of striking with the hand.Slap may also refer to:* Slap, an attack in professional wrestling* Slap, Tržič, a Slovenian municipality* Slap!, a 1990 album by English band Chumbawamba...
- Strike (disambiguation)
- PoonchPoonchPoonch is a town and a municipal committee in Poonch District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on the Mahābhārata evidence, and the evidence from 7th Chinese traveler Xuanzang, the districts of Poonch along with Rajauri and Abhisara had been under the sway of the Republican Kambojas...
, India - PunschPunschPunsch is a traditional liqueur in Sweden and to a lesser extent some other Nordic countries produced from arrack, neutral spirits, sugar, water, and various flavorings...
, a traditional Swedish liquor