punch press
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6.8
- noun
- /pʌnʧ prɛs/
- Specialized
:
prensa de punzonado
- Before long, I was running a punch press, wielding a rivet gun, and earning nearly $400 a week.
Examples
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This handy little gadget is a punch press.
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I'm sure that's the woman montag had on the punch press.
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I'm afraid we had to add this stock to restrain the young lady from flinching when the punch press comes crashing down on her body!
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In the manufacture of a photocopier frame, angle iron steel stock is first cut and pierced in a punch press to form rails.
Academic text (1995) -
Alternatively, a CNC shear could do the shearing and a CNC punch press could punch the holes and slots.
Academic text (2011) -
In the factory, workers line up to operate the punch press that shapes metal sheets into precise parts.
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The engineer explained how the punch press uses a die to cut metal with great accuracy.
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At the workshop, the sound of the punch press echoed as it efficiently stamped out various components.
Synonyms
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4.1
A machine that uses pressure to shape, cut, or squeeze things
A machine that uses force to shape, cut, or squeeze materials
A machine that uses a heavy wheel and a screw to push and shape metal
How Powerful
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4.2
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6.8
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'punch' (to make a hole by pressing/piercing) modifies 'press' (a machine that exerts pressure), yielding ‘a press that punches’ — i.e., a machine for punching or shaping metal. This noun‑noun formation follows a common English pattern and, despite its technicality, a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun punch press comes from a simple image: a shaped tool called a punch is forced down by a press to cut or make holes in metal. So the name tells you exactly what the machine does: it 'punches' holes by pressing the metal.