"punch up" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌntʃ ˌʌp/ [noun], /ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: punch ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} punch up (plural punch ups)
  1. Misspelling of punch-up. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: punch-up Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-punch_up-en-noun-5qp2aH0d Disambiguation of Violence: 51 13 12 19 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌntʃ ˌʌp/ [noun], /ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: punches up [present, singular, third-person], punching up [participle, present], punched up [participle, past], punched up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} punch up (third-person singular simple present punches up, present participle punching up, simple past and past participle punched up)
  1. (transitive) To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight. Tags: transitive Related terms: punch-up session
    Sense id: en-punch_up-en-verb-NsWIakzy
  2. (intransitive, slang) To attack or target a group of greater power or status than oneself. Tags: intransitive, slang Synonyms: punch upward, punch upwards
    Sense id: en-punch_up-en-verb-UFEGEuQJ
  3. (transitive) To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Social justice, Sociology
    Sense id: en-punch_up-en-verb-85jzDkeC Disambiguation of Social justice: 3 13 12 70 3 Disambiguation of Sociology: 7 18 19 48 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English phrasal verbs with particle (up), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 25 26 37 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 21 24 41 10 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 20 23 40 12 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 21 24 39 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 10 24 21 36 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 21 23 41 9
  4. (transitive, television) To switch (a source) into the main transmission. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-punch_up-en-verb-MRGJxoxg Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d5/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-punch_up2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-punch_up2.wav.ogg",
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}

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