punched
SayPUNCHT/pʌnt͡ʃt/
- 1Simple past and past participle of punch.
She punched the keypad code and the gate swung open.
By the time help arrived, he had punched several holes in the drywall.
Note
A regular past form, so one spelling does both jobs. In she punched the code it is the simple past; in he had punched holes it is the participle after have; in the ticket was punched it is passive. The form stays the same across very different meanings: a fist striking, keys pressed, information entered, a ball hit with less than full force, holes made in leather or a ticket. Only context tells them apart.
punched is a form of punch
punch, verb: To strike someone or something with the closed fist. Full entry
- Spelling
- punch → punched: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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