tool vs punch

tool and punch both are nouns.

tool and punch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tool	Yes	No	Yes	No
punch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, punch is a hyponym of tool; that is, punch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tool:

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
punch: a tool for making holes or indentations

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hand tool, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, stylus, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, tap, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter, hone.

tool (noun)	punch (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	(boxing) a blow with the fist
an implement used in the practice of a vocation	a tool for making holes or indentations
obscene terms for penis	an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

tool (verb)	punch (verb)
work with a tool	deliver a quick blow to
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it	make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
drive	drive forcibly as if by a punch
furnish with tools

Difference between tool and punch

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