punch press
nounMachinery.
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
1First 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. SnellOn Earth, if a man sticks his thumb in a punch press, he loses his thumb.
Anchorite | Randall GarrettThe paper or tin tops and bottoms are stamped out on a punch press.
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