Crap vs Punch - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff.
(slang) Something of poor quality.
(slang, vulgar) Something that is rubbish; nonsense.
(slang, vulgar) Faeces or feces.
(slang, vulgar, countable) An act of defecation.
(slang) Useless object or entity.
(vulgar, slang) To defecate.
(chiefly, UK, colloquial, somewhat, vulgar) Of poor quality.
(slang) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.
(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
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(uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
(uncountable) Impact.
(countable) A button (of a joypad, joystick or similar device) whose only or main current function is that when it is pressed causes a video game character to punch.
To strike with one's fist.
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To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
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To enter (information) on a device or system.
To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
To make holes in something
To thrust against; to poke.
(countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
(countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
(countable) A hole or opening created with a punch
(piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
To mark a ticket.
(uncountable) A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
As a proper noun punch is
(british) a glove puppet who is the main character used in a punch and judy show.crap
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) crappe, also in plural: crappen, crappys, . Related to (l).Noun
(en-noun)- The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.
- The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it as utter crap .
- ''I have to take a crap
- What is that?'' ''It's just a bunch of crap
Verb
(crapp)Derived terms
* crap on - (UK) To talk at length in a foolish or boring way. * To crap something out: to damage or destroy something.Adjective
(crapper)- I drove an old crap car for ten years before buying a new one.
Alternative forms
* crappy (chiefly, North America)Synonyms
* lousy * shit * shite * bollocks * piss * fuck * DeuceInterjection
(en interjection)- Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!
- Crap! I lost the game.
- What the crap ?!
- Aw, crap , I have to start over again from the beginning of the level.
Etymology 2
From "crab's eyes"Derived terms
* crap out * crapola * crapulationAnagrams
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* English terms with multiple etymologies ----punch
English
(wikipedia punch)Etymology 1
From (etyl) punchen, partially from (etyl) .Noun
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Synonyms
* (A strike with the fist) box, bunch of fives (UK) * oomph, pepHyponyms
* (A strike with the fist) jab, hook, uppercut, poundingDerived terms
* beat somebody to the punch * kidney punch * one-two punch * pleased as punch * pull punches * punch drunk * roll with the punches * Sunday punchSee also
* (A strike with the fist) slapVerb
(es)- If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- He punched a hit into shallow left field.
- to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow