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单词 punch-ups
释义

punch-up

1 of 2

noun

ˈpənch-ˌəp How to pronounce punch-up (audio)
chiefly British
: fistfight

punch up

2 of 2

verb

punched up; punching up; punches up

transitive verb

: to give energy or forcefulness to
jokes added to punch up a speech

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1958, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

punch-ups

noun

plural of punch-up, chiefly British
as in fistfights

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • fistfights
  • fisticuffs
  • slugfests
  • blows
  • brawls
  • confrontations
  • melees
  • affrays
  • duels
  • broils
  • ruckuses
  • jousts
  • donnybrooks
  • ructions
  • altercations
  • punch-outs
  • squabbles
  • scuffles
  • quarrels
  • tussles
  • battles royal
  • spats
  • grapples
  • mix-ups
  • wrangles
  • battle royales
  • mêlées
  • battles royale
  • dustups
  • free-for-alls
  • battle royals
  • disputes
  • clashes
  • handgrips
  • skirmishes
  • disagreements
  • pitched battles
  • tiffs
  • controversies
  • face-offs
  • contretemps
  • fights
  • misunderstandings
  • catfights
  • tangles
  • fallings-out
  • fracases
  • scrimmages
  • battles
  • falling-outs
  • fracas
  • cross fires
  • arguments
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • contests
  • rows
  • combats
  • kickups
  • scrums
  • conflicts
  • struggles
  • argle-bargles
  • scraps
  • argy-bargies
  • frays
  • hassles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • truces
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