- punch-up n Brit
- ['pʌntʃˌʌp]
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punch-up n Brit
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punch bowl — noun a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle • Hypernyms: ↑bowl * * * noun Etymology: punch (IV) 1. : a large bowl from which a beverage (as punch or lemonade) is served 2. : something suggestive of a punch bowl; … Useful english dictionary
punch — punch1 [punch] n. [prob. < var. of ponchon: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a) a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc. b) a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to… … English World dictionary
punch-up — [punch′up΄] n. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] Brit. Informal 1. a noisy fist fight; brawl 2. a gang fight; rumble … English World dictionary
punch-up — punch ups N COUNT A punch up is a fight in which people hit each other. [BRIT, INFORMAL] He was involved in a punch up with Sarah s former lover. Syn: brawl … English dictionary
punch-up — ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a brawl … English terms dictionary
punch — I [[t]pʌntʃ[/t]] n. 1) a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist 2) cvb forcefulness or effectiveness; power 3) to give a sharp thrust or blow to, esp. with the fist 4) brit. dial. Western U.S. and Canada. to drive (cattle) 5) to poke or prod, as with … From formal English to slang
punch — 1. v. & n. v. & tr. 1 strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with a blunt object. 3 a pierce a hole in (metal, paper, a ticket, etc.) as or with a punch. b pierce (a hole) by punching. 4 US drive (cattle) by prodding with a stick … Useful english dictionary
punch in — verb register one s arrival at work (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑clock in, ↑clock on • Ant: ↑punch out, ↑clock out (for: ↑clock in) … Useful english dictionary
punch — I n 1. blow, jab, Inf. clip, U.S. Sl. biff, box, Boxing. left or right, uppercut, stroke, knockout, Sl. sockdolager; buffet, cuff, Inf. bop, strike, hit, knock, thump, Sl. sock, bust, Scot. dunt, Scot, and North Eng. paik; thwack, Inf. whack,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
punch — I 1. verb Jim punched him in the face Syn: hit, strike, thump, jab, smash; informal sock, slug, biff, bop; Brit.; informal stick one on, slosh; N.Amer.; informal boff, bust; Austral. / NZ … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
punch bag — noun an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing • Syn: ↑punching bag, ↑punching ball, ↑punchball • Hypernyms: ↑ball * * * noun, pl ⋯ bags [count] Brit : ↑punching bag … Useful english dictionary
