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 enter (information) on a device or system.

To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.

“He punched a hit into shallow left field.”

To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)

To thrust against; to poke.

“to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow”

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).