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Meaning of "punch-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCH-UP

punch-up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCH-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punch-Up is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUNCH-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of punch-up in the English dictionary

The definition of punch-up in the dictionary is a fight, brawl, or violent argument.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCH-UP

punch
punch above one´s weight
Punch and Judy show
punch card
punch line
punch operator
punch tape
punch the bundy
punch-drunk
punchbag
punchball
punchboard
punchbowl
punched card
punched tape
puncheon
puncher
punchier
punchiest
punchily

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCH-UP

botch-up
brush-up
close-up
follow-up
high-up
hold-up
hook-up
lash-up
make-up
nosh-up
pick-up
pin-up
pop-up
push-up
put-you-up
set-up
smash-up
stand-up
stitch-up
wake-up

Synonyms and antonyms of punch-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PUNCH-UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «punch-up» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of punch-up

Translation of «punch-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCH-UP

Find out the translation of punch-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punch-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punch-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打孔机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punch -up
570 millions of speakers

English

punch-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंच अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لكمة المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удар - до
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punch- up
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুষ্ট্যাঘাত-আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punch- up
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punch-up
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

punch-up
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パンチアップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펀치 업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punching-up
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đấm -up
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குத்துவேன் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंच अप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumruk havaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zuffa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punch- up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удар -до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pumn - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γροθιά - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pons -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punch- up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punch- up
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punch-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCH-UP»

The term «punch-up» is regularly used and occupies the 55.426 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCH-UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punch-up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punch-up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punch-up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCH-UP»

Discover the use of punch-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punch-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Punch Up!, Vol. 3 (Yaoi Manga)
The relationship between architect Motoharu Maki and ironworker worker Kouta Ohki has settled down into a happy routine, but Motoharu is still battling feelings of jealousy over Kouta meeting up again with first love, Yuya.
Shiuko Kano, 2013
2
Life Is a Series of Presentations: 8 Ways to Punch Up Your ...
You will learn to understand both why the eight essentials work as well as how they work, including: the single word that will convince 93 percent of your listeners every time the big question presenters consistently forget to ask ...
Tony Jeary, 2004
3
Knock-Out Marketing: Powerful Strategies to Punch Up Your Sales!
Covers every aspect of marketing, including selecting the best markets, avoiding common mistakes, and selling tactics that get results
Jack Ferreri, 1999
4
Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-list Screenplay ...
The Comedy Punch-Up The punch-up refers to a comedy rewrite, as in sharpening the comedic punch lines and cutting those that fall flat. The punch-up also involves improving the rising action of the scenes, intensifying scene climaxes, and ...
Kate Wright, 2004
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
A9, 12th April 1998 'Grunts, squids not grunting from the same dictionary' 3 to eject someone from a fighter plane us • — American Speech, p 1 24, Summer 1986 The Language of Naval Fighter Pilots' punch-Up noun a fist fight UK, 19S8  ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, ...
punch up v. To increase; to make stronger or more prominent. Often used with reference to comedy: Please punch up the humor in the next draft. See punch it up. Compare joke pass. pup n. A small, 500-watt spotlight. puppet n. A moveable  ...
Richard W. Kroon, 2014
7
Canada's Game: Hockey and Identity
Sweater down, punch up, punch up, punch up. This should make Don Cherry's video, I thought” (153). There are hints of frivolity here: “joker,” “scot free,” and “ clocked” are euphemistically playful. It's just a game, after all, where the utopians  ...
Andrew C. Holman, 2009
8
Canadian Hockey Literature: A Thematic Study
Sweater down, punch up, punch up, punch up. This should make Don Cherry's video, I thought ... The euphemistically playful terms 'joker,' 'scot free,' and ' clocked' make it seem like Drinkwater has internalized the benign language of hockey ...
Jason Blake, 2010
9
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
—New York Magazine (8/25/2011) When something has more punch, it has more strength, so to punch up something is to give it more strength. In the 1800's punch up often meant to prod someone to do something by punching or poking.
Peter Bengelsdorf
10
Musclebound
It looked like a punch-up. A rumble's fun, but a punch-up ain't pretty. Anyone in a pub can have a punch-up, but only wrestlers can rumble proper. I sat up. Then I lay down again. I wasn't ready. The blokes was spoiling my comeback. I dragged  ...
Liza Cody, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCH-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punch-up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Punch-up stops play! Cricket match abandoned as players knock …
The punch-up involved a player from each side in the fourth XI encounter. A man in his 60s was taken to hospital and a man aged in his 40s was arrested after ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
2
General election 2015: Voter arrested after punch-up at primary …
General election 2015: Voter arrested after punch-up at primary school polling station. 15:03, 7 May 2015; By Jack Backwell ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
3
Mayor 'disturbed' by TTC punch-up video
Mayor John Tory says he'll wait for the Toronto Police investigation into two transit enforcement officers to be completed before jumping to any conclusions. «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»
4
Karen Bardsley banned for three games after punch-up charge
England and Manchester City Ladies goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has accepted her FA charge of violent conduct and will serve a three-match ban. Footage ... «BBC Sport, Mar 15»
5
Jeremy Clarkson: Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon says 'punch-up
The BBC producer allegedly punched by Jeremy Clarkson has claimed the “drunk” Top Gear presenter's actions have ruined his life. Shattered Oisin Tymon has ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Was Greece's Yanis Varoufakis 'punch-up' threat just a ruse he …
Greece's Marxist finance minister Yanis Varoufakis displayed a volcanic temper during fraught talks with European leaders last week, with some observers ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
7
Second punch-up in a week between MPs in Turkish parliament
The physical fight, which featured eye-gouging and striking with a ceremonial mallet, broke out during a legislative session on Thursday over a new security law. «The Independent, Feb 15»
8
Wedding punch-up when bride marries guest INSTEAD after groom …
A wedding punch-up was sparked when a bride opted to marry a guest instead after her husband-to-be had an epileptic fit during the ceremony. Jugal Kishore ... «Mirror.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
punch-up bodes ill for Zuma's South Africa
As President Jacob Zuma prepared to deliver his key policy speech at the opening of South Africa's parliament last week, there was an unusually large ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
10
Rival Ukrainian MPs trade blows in punch-up after falling out over …
On the day a ceasefire was finally agreed in Ukraine, two MPs traded blows in a full-blown and vicious punch-up. The fight took place between Yegor Sobolev, ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Punch-Up [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/punch-up>. May 2024 ».
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