Punch commonly refers to: *

Punch (combat) A punch is a strike (attack), striking blow with the fist. It is used in most martial arts and combat sports, most notably western boxing, where it is the only type of offensive technique allowed. In sports, hand wraps or other padding such as g ...

, a strike made using the hand closed into a fist * Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to:

Places

* Punch, U.S. Virgin Islands * Poonch (disambiguation), often spelt as Punch, several places in India and Pakistan

People

* Punch (surname), a list of people with the name * Punch (nickname), a list of people with the nickname * Punch Masenamela (born 1986), South African footballer * Punch (rapper), 21st century American rapper Terrence Louis Henderson Jr. * Punch (singer), South Korean singer Bae Jin-young (born 1993)

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

* Mr. Punch (also known as Pulcinella or Pulcinello), the principal puppet character in the traditional ''

Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring 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 Mr Punch and one other ...

'' puppet show * Mr. Punch, the masthead image and nominal editor of '' Punch'', largely borrowed from the puppet show * Mr. Punch, a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, '' The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch'' (1994) * Punch, a DC Comics villain and partner of Jewelee's in '' Punch and Jewelee'' * Punch/Counterpunch, a fictional character in ''The Transformers''

Films

* Punch (1994 film), a boxing film starring Donald Sutherland * ''Punch'' (2002 film), a Canadian film * ''Punch'' (2011 film), a South Korean film * ''Punch'' (2022 film), a New Zealand film starring Tim Roth * ''Punch'', a 1996 American short film starring

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Music

* Punch (band), an American punk band * Punch Records, a UK music and arts development agency * ''Punch'' (album), a 2008 album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile * ''Punch'', a 2013 album by indie-pop group Autoheart

Periodicals

* ''Punch'' (Danish magazine), an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine (1873–1894) * ''Punch'' (magazine), a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire * '' Adelaide Punch'' (1878–1884), a satirical magazine published in Adelaide, South Australia * '' Japan Punch'' (1862–1887), a satirical magazine published in Yokohama, Japan * '' Melbourne Punch'' (1855–1925), a satirical magazine published in Melbourne, Australia * '' Sydney Punch'' (1864–1888), a satirical magazine published in Sydney, Australia * ''The Punch'' (Australia), news website (2009–2013) * ''

The Punch ''The Punch'' is a Nigerian daily newspaper founded on August 8, 1970. Punch Nigeria Limited is registered under the Companies Act of 1968 to publish newspapers, magazines and other periodicals. The newspaper's aim is said to be to "inform, edu ...

'', Nigerian daily newspaper

Television

* ''Punch'' (TV series), a 2014 South Korean television drama series * ''Punch'', a station identification for the television station

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, used in 1998 * ''Punch!'' (TV series), a Canadian animated comedy series * Producciones PUNCH (often shortened to PUNCH), a Colombian ''programadora'' from 1956 to 2000 * " Punch (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''

Other

* '' Punch!'', a 2005 manga by Rie Takada * Punch, a drinks website owned by

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Tools

* Punch (numismatics), an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins * 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 (typography) Punchcutting is a craft used in traditional typography to cut letter punches in steel as the first stage of making metal type. Steel punches in the shape of the letter would be used to stamp matrix (printing), matrices into copper, which were loc ...

, a steel pattern used in casting metal type * Hole punch, a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper * Leather punch, a specialized tool for making holes in leather

Other uses

* Punch (cigar), the name of two brands of premium cigar * Punch Taverns, a United Kingdom pub company * ''Dodona'' (genus), a group of butterflies commonly known as the Punches, in particular: ** '' Dodona eugenes'', a ''Dodona'' commonly known as the Punch * Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), a NASA constellation of 4 microsatellites to study the Sun * Tata Punch, an Indian SUV manufactured by Tata Motors since 2021