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Center punch Common

Center punch has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)

2

A tool used to create a small indentation in preparation for drilling a hole.

Verb
1

make a small hole in something as a guide for a drill

2

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

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
punch pierce
Rhyming Words
inch unch conch bench lynch sinch lunch minch rench winch tench runch kench hunch hench sench cinch hinch punch dench
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