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–noun Slang.

punch-out (def. 2).

[Origin: 1955–60; n. use of v. phrase punch (it) up

]

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–noun

1.	a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist.

2.	forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to give a sharp thrust or blow to, esp. with the fist.

4.	Western U.S. and Western Canada. to drive (cattle).

5.	to poke or prod, as with a stick.

6.	Informal. to deliver (lines in a play, a musical passage, or the like) with vigor.

7.	to strike or hit in operating: to punch the typewriter keys.

8.	to put into operation with or as if with a blow: to punch a time clock.

9.	Baseball. to hit (the ball) with a short, chopping motion rather than with a full swing: He punched a soft liner just over third base for a base hit.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to give a sharp blow to a person or thing, as with the fist: The boxer punches well.

—Verb phrases

11.	punch away, Informal. to keep trying or working, esp. in difficult or discouraging circumstances; persevere: punching away at the same old job.

12.

punch in,

a.	to record one's time of arrival at work by punching a time clock.

b.	to keyboard (information) into a computer: to punch in the inventory figures.

13.

punch out,

a.	to record one's time of departure from work by punching a time clock.

b.	Slang. to beat up or knock out with the fists.

c.	to extract (information) from a computer by the use of a keyboard: to punch out data on last week's sales.

d.	to bail out; eject from an aircraft.

14.

punch up,

a.	to call up (information) on a computer by the use of a keyboard: to punch up a list of hotel reservations.

b.	Informal. to enliven, as with fresh ideas or additional material: You'd better punch up that speech with a few jokes.

—Idioms

15.

pull punches,

a.	to lessen deliberately the force of one's blows.

b.	Informal. to act with restraint or hold back the full force or implications of something: He wasn't going to pull any punches when he warned them of what they would be up against.

16.	roll with the punches, Informal. to cope with and survive adversity: In the business world you quickly learn to roll with the punches.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME punchen (v.); appar. var. of pounce¹

]

—Related forms

puncher, noun

—Synonyms 3. strike, hit; drub, pummel.

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ˈpunch-up noun

a fight (using fists)

Arabic:	قِتال بالقَبْضات
Chinese (Simplified):	打群架
Chinese (Traditional):	打群架
Czech:	rvačka
Danish:	slagsmål
Dutch:	knokpartij
Estonian:	rusikavõitlus
Finnish:	nyrkkitappelu
French:	baggare
German:	die Schlägerei
Greek:	καβγάς με γροθιές
Hungarian:	bunyó
Icelandic:	handalögmál
Indonesian:	perkelahian
Italian:	zuffa, scazzottata

Japanese:	なぐり合い
Korean:	싸움, 치고받기
Latvian:	kautiņš
Lithuanian:	kumštynės
Norwegian:	slagsmål
Polish:	walka na pięści
Portuguese (Brazil):	pancadaria
Portuguese (Portugal):	pancadaria
Romanian:	bătaie cu pumnii
Russian:	потасовка
Slovak:	bitka, ruvačka
Slovenian:	pretep
Spanish:	riña
Swedish:	råkurr, slagsmål
Turkish:	yumruklaşma, kavga