center punch

verb

To create a small hole or indentation in a workpiece as a guide in preparation for drilling.

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Meanings

verbcenter punch (third-person singular simple present center punches, present participle center punching, simple past and past participle center punched)

present singular third person center punches · participle present center punching · participle past center punched · past center punched · alternative centre punch

  1. USTo create a small hole or indentation in a workpiece as a guide in preparation for drilling.
nouncenter punch (plural center punches)

plural center punches · alternative centre punch

  1. UScountableA tool used to create a small indentation in preparation for drilling a hole.
  2. UScountableThe small indentation created by such a tool.
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APA

center punch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20punch

MLA

“center punch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20punch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center punch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20punch.

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