"punch up" meaning in English

See punch up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌntʃ ˌʌp/, /ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up1.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up2.wav 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: 44 13 13 26 4

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʌntʃ ˌʌp/, /ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up1.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punch up2.wav 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 18 18 58 3 Disambiguation of Sociology: 5 19 19 51 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 25 26 38 7 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 23 25 40 5 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 8 25 23 39 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 25 25 38 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 24 24 44 3
  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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