Punch lightly Crossword Clue

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Punch lightly Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. hit hard
2. dance the bebop
(noun)
1. the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes
2. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIGHTLY (adverb)
1. in a small quantity or extent
2. with few burdens
PUNCH (noun)
1. a tool for making holes or indentations
2. (boxing) a blow with the fist
PUNCH (verb)
1. deliver a quick blow to
2. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

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