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Punch it

Parf of speech: Verb, OED Year: 1924, OED Evaluation: Chiefly U.S.

To press down forcefully on (the accelerator) in order to accelerate a vehicle rapidly.

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Speaker: F-- Forty-five minutes. Interviewer: Oh yeah? Speaker: Thirty if you punch it.
Hurry
Speaker: Kirk Pollock, Gender: Male, Age at interview: 19, Interview: 2011, Kirkland Lake
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