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punch press

noun

, Machinery.
  1. a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of punch press1

First recorded in 1910–15
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Example Sentences

With heart beating double-time, he stood in the shadow of a great punch-press and listened.

On Earth, if a man sticks his thumb in a punch press, he loses his thumb.

The paper or tin tops and bottoms are stamped out on a punch press.

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