punched
v. A2 Elementary US //ˈpəntʃt// UK //pˈʌntʃt// punched
v. to hit someone or something hard with your closed hand. You usually do this when you are angry or in a fight.
v. to strike with a closed fist. Transitive; requires a direct object representing the person or thing being struck.
He punched the bag during his boxing workout.
The angry man punched the wall in frustration after hearing the bad news.
The protagonist finally punched his rival during the climax of the film, a moment that audiences had anticipated since the opening scene's initial confrontation.
Usage
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.
Pitfall
he punched to mehe punched mePunch is a transitive verb and does not take the preposition 'to' before the object.