PUNCHING

To strike with one's fist.

"If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose."

(of cattle) To herd.

To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.

To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.

To mark a ticket.

(gerund of punch) An incident in which someone is punched

The process of making holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc).