Talk:punch

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punch

Rfd-redundant: "To accelerate" usex: "punch it!".

This seems to be a very specific instance of a newly added sense. DCDuring TALK 00:56, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

More explanation, please. Mglovesfun (talk) 23:22, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

The definition up for deletion incorrectly identifies the object of the verb; in the sentence given, "it" refers to the gas pedal and not the vehicle. This definition is sort of a combination of 1 and 3, in that it includes engaging a device with unusual (potentially violent) force. The phrasing seems to most often refer to an action to cause rapid acceleration of a vehicle (and the OED definition restricts to this), but other uses seem to exist: b.g.c has 16 hits for "punch the brakes" vs. 223 for "punch the gas", 217 for "punch the accelerator", and 69 for "punch the throttle". (Less biased in usage than "slam on": "slam on the brakes" gets 6,390 where "slam on the gas/accelerator/throttle" get 42/21/0 respectively.) Also a handful of examples for "punch the clutch", but from context those mostly look like examples of *popping* the clutch, which is actually a sudden release of the clutch pedal rather than depression of it. --Speight 05:54, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

deleted -- Liliana • 13:31, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

RFD discussion: May 2019–April 2020

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Another video game button, like the recently discussed kick. Equinox ◑ 19:06, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

• Delete. This merely describes a button with the command to engage in punching, as already defined. bd2412 T 00:04, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
• Delete. ←₰-→ Lingo ^Bingo _Dingo (talk) 14:27, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Deleted - TheDaveRoss 16:43, 2 April 2020 (UTC)