holepunch

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A form of hole punch — A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

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Meanings

nounholepunch (plural holepunches)

plural holepunches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hole punch, a tool that is used to make holes.

    She looked at her notes; took another bite of cake; moved the holepunch.

    2014, Samantha Tonge, Mistletoe Mansion
verbholepunch (third-person singular simple present holepunches, present participle holepunching, simple past and past participle holepunched)

present singular third person holepunches · participle present holepunching · participle past holepunched · past holepunched

  1. alternativetransitiveAlternative form of hole punch, to punch holes using a hole punch.
  2. alternativetransitivecomputingAlternative form of hole punch, to create a port forwarding on the router.

Origin

From hole + punch.

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Cite this entry
APA

holepunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holepunch

MLA

“holepunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holepunch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holepunch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holepunch.

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