"punching bag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ ˌbæɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ ˌbæɡ/ [General-American], [ˈpən(t)ʃɪŋ-] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punching bag.wav [Southern-England] Forms: punching bags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} punching bag (plural punching bags)
  1. A tough bag, usually cylindrical, filled with air, sand, or other material, often suspended so that it swings freely, which is punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts. Tags: US Categories (topical): Boxing, Exercise equipment, People Synonyms: punchbag [Britain] Hyponyms: speed bag Translations (tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts): κώρυκος (kṓrukos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), كيس ملاكمة (kis mulakima) (Arabic), տանձիկ (tanjik) (Armenian), boxeo zakua (Basque), баксёрская груша (baksjórskaja hruša) [feminine] (Belarusian), боксов чувал (boksov čuval) (Bulgarian), sac de boxa [masculine] (Catalan), 吊袋 (diàodài) (Chinese Mandarin), 拳擊沙袋 (Chinese Mandarin), 拳击沙袋 (quánjī shādài) (Chinese Mandarin), boxovací pytel (Czech), boksesæk [neuter] (Danish), bokszak [masculine] (Dutch), nyrkkeilysäkki (Finnish), punching-ball [masculine] (French), sac de boxe [masculine] (French), sac de frappe [masculine] (French), გრუშა (gruša) (Georgian), Boxsack [masculine] (German), Sandsack [masculine] (German), σάκος πυγμαχίας (sákos pygmachías) [masculine] (Greek), שַׂק חֲבָטוֹת (saq ḥavatót) [masculine] (Hebrew), שַׂק אִגְרוּף (saq igrúf) [masculine] (Hebrew), bokszzsák (Hungarian), sacco da boxe [masculine] (Italian), サンドバッグ (sandobaggu) (Japanese), 샌드백 (saendeubaek) (Korean), cōrycus [masculine] (Latin), boksesekk (Norwegian), سوک وهونکی (sook wahowneke) (Pashto), کیسه بوکس (kes buks) (Persian), worek do bica [masculine] (Polish), saco de boxe [masculine] (Portuguese), saco de pancada [masculine] (Portuguese), sac de box [masculine] (Romanian), боксёрская гру́ша (boksjórskaja grúša) [feminine] (Russian), боксёрский мешо́к (boksjórskij mešók) [masculine] (Russian), боксерски џак [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), боксерски врећа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), врећа за ударање [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), bokserski džak [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), bokserski vreća [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vreća za udaranje [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), boxovacie vrece [feminine] (Slovak), boks vreča [feminine] (Slovene), saco de boxeo [masculine] (Spanish), boxningssäck [common-gender] (Swedish), sandsäck [common-gender] (Swedish), boks torbası (Turkish), kum torbası (Turkish), боксерська груша (boksersʹka hruša) [feminine] (Ukrainian), چھدرن بیگ (chidrin beyk) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-punching_bag-en-noun-2xFTii2j Disambiguation of Boxing: 87 13 Disambiguation of Exercise equipment: 81 19 Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of American English: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts': 89 11
  2. (figuratively) A person serving as an object of abuse. Tags: US, figuratively Synonyms: punchbag [Britain] Translations (person serving as an object of abuse): sac de boxa [masculine] (Catalan), 出氣筒 (Chinese Mandarin), 出气筒 (chūqìtǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), 小媳婦 (Chinese Mandarin), 小媳妇 (xiǎoxífù, xiǎoxífer) (Chinese Mandarin), heittopussi (Finnish), souffre-douleur [feminine, masculine] (French), worek do bicia [masculine] (Polish), saco de pancada [masculine] (Portuguese), гру́ша (grúša) [feminine] (Russian), ма́льчик для битья́ (málʹčik dlja bitʹjá) (english: whipping boy) [masculine] (Russian), saco de boxeo [masculine] (Spanish), slagpåse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-punching_bag-en-noun-GzljvRPS Disambiguation of 'person serving as an object of abuse': 4 96

Inflected forms

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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "吊袋"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "拳擊沙袋"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "拳击沙袋"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "boxovací pytel"
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "nyrkkeilysäkki"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "punching-ball"
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gruša",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "გრუშა"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Sandsack"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "sákos pygmachías",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "σάκος πυγμαχίας"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kṓrukos",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "κώρυκος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "saq ḥavatót",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שַׂק חֲבָטוֹת"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "saq igrúf",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שַׂק אִגְרוּף"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "bokszzsák"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sacco da boxe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sandobaggu",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "サンドバッグ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "saendeubaek",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "샌드백"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cōrycus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "boksesekk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "sook wahowneke",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "سوک وهونکی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "kes buks",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "کیسه بوکس"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "worek do bica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "saco de boxe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "saco de pancada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sac de box"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "boksjórskaja grúša",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "боксёрская гру́ша"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "boksjórskij mešók",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "боксёрский мешо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "боксерски џак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "боксерски врећа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "врећа за ударање"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "bokserski džak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "bokserski vreća"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "vreća za udaranje"
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        {
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "boxovacie vrece"
        },
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "boks vreča"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "saco de boxeo"
        },
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          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
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          "word": "boxningssäck"
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sandsäck"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "boks torbası"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "kum torbası"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "boksersʹka hruša",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "боксерська груша"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "chidrin beyk",
          "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
          "word": "چھدرن بیگ"
        }
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "出氣筒"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chūqìtǒng",
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          "word": "出气筒"
        },
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "word": "小媳婦"
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        {
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiǎoxífù, xiǎoxífer",
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          "word": "小媳妇"
        },
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          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "souffre-douleur"
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          "_dis1": "4 96",
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          "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "worek do bicia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
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          "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "saco de pancada"
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            "masculine"
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "كيس ملاكمة"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tanjik",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "տանձիկ"
    },
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "boxeo zakua"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "baksjórskaja hruša",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "баксёрская груша"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "boksov čuval",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "боксов чувал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sac de boxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diàodài",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "吊袋"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "拳擊沙袋"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "quánjī shādài",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "拳击沙袋"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "boxovací pytel"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "boksesæk"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bokszak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "nyrkkeilysäkki"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punching-ball"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sac de boxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sac de frappe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gruša",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "გრუშა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Boxsack"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sandsack"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sákos pygmachías",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σάκος πυγμαχίας"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "kṓrukos",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κώρυκος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "saq ḥavatót",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שַׂק חֲבָטוֹת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "saq igrúf",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שַׂק אִגְרוּף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "bokszzsák"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sacco da boxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sandobaggu",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "サンドバッグ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "saendeubaek",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "샌드백"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cōrycus"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "boksesekk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "sook wahowneke",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "سوک وهونکی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kes buks",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "کیسه بوکس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "worek do bica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saco de boxe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saco de pancada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sac de box"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "boksjórskaja grúša",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "боксёрская гру́ша"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boksjórskij mešók",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "боксёрский мешо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "боксерски џак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "боксерски врећа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "врећа за ударање"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "bokserski džak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bokserski vreća"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vreća za udaranje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boxovacie vrece"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boks vreča"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saco de boxeo"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "boxningssäck"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sandsäck"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "boks torbası"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "kum torbası"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "boksersʹka hruša",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "боксерська груша"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "chidrin beyk",
      "sense": "tough bag punched or kicked when practising sports such as boxing or martial arts",
      "word": "چھدرن بیگ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sac de boxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "word": "出氣筒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chūqìtǒng",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "word": "出气筒"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "word": "小媳婦"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎoxífù, xiǎoxífer",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "word": "小媳妇"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "word": "heittopussi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "souffre-douleur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "worek do bicia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saco de pancada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grúša",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гру́ша"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "whipping boy",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "málʹčik dlja bitʹjá",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ма́льчик для битья́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "saco de boxeo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person serving as an object of abuse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "slagpåse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "punching bag"
}

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