PUNCHING BAG


Meaning of PUNCHING BAG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpən-chiŋ- ]

noun

Date: 1886

1. : a stuffed or inflated bag that is usually suspended for free movement and that is punched for exercise or for training in boxing

2. : one who is routinely abused or defeated by another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.