punch press


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

Origin of punch press

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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How to use punch press in a sentence

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

    White Fire | Roy J. Snell
  • On Earth, if a man sticks his thumb in a punch press, he loses his thumb.

    Anchorite | Randall Garrett
  • The paper or tin tops and bottoms are stamped out on a punch press.

    All About Coffee | William H. Ukers