Clues for the word "PUNISH"
We've had 42 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 56 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on October 03, 2024.
Definition of punish
- v. t. - To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience.
- v. t. - To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
- v. t. - To injure, as by beating; to pommel.
Referring Clues
- Tan, in a way
- Fine, for instance
- Censure severely
- Fine, perhaps
- Chastise
- Put in a corner, perhaps
- Fine, say
- Discipline
- Inflict a penalty for wrongdoing
- Hurt, like a groan-inducing joke?
- Ground, perhaps
- Ground, say
- Lock up, say
- Castigate tangibly
- Say "You're grounded" to, say
- Penalise
- Beat by pushing endlessly around
- Push in so as to hurt
- Beat or push in, possibly
- What the ref may do for endless foul pushing?
- Push in if it's out? Correct
- Castigate
- Push in so as to give pain
- Impose penalty on
- Beat or force out of Northern Ireland
- Penalise for a shipwreck around mid-June
- Shove, having caught, back in to discipline
- Part of the UK restricted by offensive discipline
- Deal with
- Use force about turning in, that's fine
- Hit with a fine, say
- Penalize
- Push in, perhaps, and hurt
- Hurt or unship as a dislocation
- Perhaps endlessly pushing to exact retribution
- Give a time-out, say
- Unship in a way to cause hurt
- Shout "Go to your room!"
- Say "No TV for a week" to, perhaps
- What the ref may do for endless foul pushing?
- Turn in, push out and knock about
- Chasten
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - October 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 19, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 12, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 08, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - June 05, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 08, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - February 02, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 05, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 15, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - August 24, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 22, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - January 08, 2018
- Evening Standard Quick - January 02, 2018
- Universal - December 30, 2017
- LA Times - October 30, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 29, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - July 14, 2017
- Netword - June 16, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - May 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - February 15, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - January 12, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - December 05, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 21, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - September 19, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - August 03, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - July 04, 2016
- And in 26 more crossword puzzles...