punch vs welt

punch

noun
  • A blow from something other than the fist. 

  • A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material. 

  • A hole or opening created with a punch. 

  • Impact. 

  • Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia. 

  • An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly. 

  • A prop, as for the roof of a mine. 

  • Power, strength, energy. 

  • 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. 

  • A hit or strike with one's fist. 

  • A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic. 

verb
  • To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something. 

  • To strike with one's fist. 

  • To thrust against; to poke. 

  • To enter (information) on a device or system. 

  • To herd. 

  • To mark a ticket. 

  • To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc) 

  • To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means. 

  • In winemaking, to perform pigeage: to stamp down grape skins that float to the surface during fermentation. 

  • To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force. 

welt

noun
  • A ridge or lump on the skin, as caused by a blow. 

  • A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling. 

  • In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint. 

  • In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it. 

  • In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which the heel is formed. 

  • A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not extending around the ends. 

  • A feature resembling a welt. 

  • A strip of material or covered cord applied to a seam or garment edge to strengthen or cover it. 

verb
  • To cause to have welts; to beat. 

  • To install welt (a welt or welts) to reinforce. 

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