- punch
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ good, hard, powerful▪ killer (BrE, figurative), knockout▪
Aluko landed a knockout punch.
▪This policy will deliver a knockout punch to the tourism industry (figurative)
▪ sucker (= an unexpected punch)▪He was knocked flat by a sucker punch.
▪ one-two (AmE, usually figurative)▪the devastating one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
▪ emotional (figurative)▪The film packs a heavy emotional punch.
VERB + PUNCH▪ deliver, give sb, land, pack (usually figurative), swing, throw▪She gave him a punch on the nose.
▪The X37 engine packs a powerful punch.
▪He can throw a powerful punch.
▪ pull▪He pulled his punches to avoid hurting his sparring partner.
▪She pulls no punches (= she says exactly what she thinks). (figurative)
▪ get, take▪Be careful what you say or you'll get a punch on the nose.
▪a boxer who knows how to take a punch
PREPOSITION▪ punch in▪a punch in the stomach
▪ punch on▪She gave him a punch on the nose.
▪ punch to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a punch to the jaw
verbADVERB▪ hard▪ lightly▪ playfully▪She playfully punched him on the arm.
▪ repeatedlyPREPOSITION▪ in▪His attacker had punched him hard in the face.
▪ on▪She punched him on the nose.
PHRASES▪ kick and punch, punch and kick▪He was repeatedly kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.