See punch above on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Shortened from punch above one's weight.",
"forms": [
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"form": "punches above",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "punching above",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "punched above",
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{
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"examples": [
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"text": "My team has always punched above our small size and stature.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation."
],
"id": "en-punch_above-en-verb-wVYZIFPn",
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"reach",
"reach"
],
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]
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],
"word": "punch above"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Shortened from punch above one's weight.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "punches above",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "punching above",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "punched above",
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"past"
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"text": "My team has always punched above our small size and stature.",
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"To reach beyond one's limits; to be more capable than an expected limitation."
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}
],
"word": "punch above"
}
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