PUNCH-DRUNK


Meaning of PUNCH-DRUNK in English

also punch drunk

1.

A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage, for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly, after being hit too often on the head.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you say that someone is punch-drunk , you mean that they are very tired or confused, for example because they have been working too hard.

He was punch-drunk with fatigue and depressed by the rain.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

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