PUNCH UP

Meaning of PUNCH UP in English

[punch up] vt (ca. 1959): to give energy or forcefulness to "jokes added to punch up a speech"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

PUNCH UP — transitive verb Date: circa 1959 to give energy or forcefulness to
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUNCH-UP — noun Date: 1958 fistfight
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUNCH-UP — /punch"up'/ , n. Slang. punch-out (def. 2). [ 1955-60; n. use of v. phrase punch ( it ) up ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUNCH UP — small fight, scuffle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUNCH UP — Date: circa 1959 : to give energy or forcefulness to jokes added to punch up a speech
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUNCH-UP — noun Date: 1958 chiefly British : fistfight
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUNCH-UP — Pronunciation: ' p ə nch- ˌ ə p Function: noun Date: 1958 chiefly British : FISTFIGHT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUNCH UP — Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1959 : to give energy or forcefulness to <jokes added to punch up a speech>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUNCH-UP — ■ noun informal a brawl.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUNCH-UP — [punch-up] n (1958) chiefly Brit: fistfight
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUNCH-UP — punch-up BrE AmE ˈpʌn t ʃ ʌp ▷ punch-up|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUNCH-UP — noun ( BrE , informal ) a physical fight SYN brawl
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH-UP — ˈpunch-up BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal a fight • • • THESAURUS ■ when people hit or attack …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH-UP — ( punch-ups) A punch-up is a fight in which people hit each other. ( BRIT INFORMAL ) He was involved …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH-UP — (~s) A ~ is a fight in which people hit each other. (BRIT INFORMAL) He was involved in a ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PUNCH-UP — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He ended up in jail after a punch-up with a bloke in the pub. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUNCH-UP — See ↑ FIGHT 4
Longman Activator English vocab
PUNCH-UP — 25B6; noun (Brit. informal) . See fight noun sense 1.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUNCH UP — разг. драться (с кем-л.) I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. ≈ Никому не позволю …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH-UP — Драка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH UP — _собир. драться (с кем-л.); I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUNCH-UP — n разг. драка, потасовка
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUNCH UP — разг. драться (с кем-л.) I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. — Никому не позволю …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUNCH UP — (n) драка; потасовка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PUNCH-UP — n разг. драка, потасовка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PUNCH-UP — n разг. драка, потасовка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH UP — разг. драться ( с кем-л. ) I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. — Никому …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PUNCH UP — разг. драться (с кем-л.) I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. — Никому не позволю больше …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PUNCH UP — _собир. драться (с кем-л.); I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel.
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PUNCH UP — собир. драться (с кем-л.); I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel.
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PUNCH-UP — Драка
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PUNCH-UP — n infml The quarrel ended in a punch-up — Ссора закончилась свалкой He was involved in some punch-up after an all-night party …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PUNCH UP — phrvt BrE infml I will have no one punching anyone else up in my house — Я никому никого не позволю …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PUNCH-UP — n infml The quarrel ended in a punch-up — Ссора закончилась свалкой He was involved in some punch-up after an …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PUNCH UP — phrvt BrE infml I will have no one punching anyone else up in my house — Я никому никого не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PUNCH UP — punch up phrvt BrE infml I will have no one punching anyone else up in my house Я никому никого …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PUNCH-UP — punch-up n infml The quarrel ended in a punch-up Ссора закончилась свалкой He was involved in some punch-up after an …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PUNCH-UP — The quarrel ended in a punch-up — Ссора закончилась свалкой He was involved in some punch-up after an all-night party …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PUNCH UP — I will have no one punching anyone else up in my house — Я никому никого не позволю бить в …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PUNCH UP — разг. драться (с кем-л.) I will have no one punching anyone else up in my hotel. ≈ Никому не позволю …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: partly from Middle English punchen, from Middle French poinçonner to prick, stamp, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUNCH — punch 1 — puncher , n. /punch/ , n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUNCH — I. ˈpənch noun Etymology: Middle English pounce, punche, probably alteration of ponson, ponchon puncheon Date: 14th century 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
PUNCH — noun a thrust or blow. 2. punch ·noun a prop, as for the roof of a mine. 3. punch ·noun …
Webster English vocab
PUNCH — [punch] vb [ME, fr. MF poinconner to prick, stamp, fr. poincon puncheon] vt (14c) 1 a: prod, poke b: drive, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUNCH — in full Punch, Or The London Charivari, English illustrated periodical published from 1841 to 1992 and revived in 1996, famous …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUNCH — punch, Punch BrE AmE pʌn t ʃ ▷ punched pʌn t ʃt ▷ punches, Punch's ˈpʌn t ʃ ɪz -əz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — / pʌntʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] 1. punch sb/sth (in / on sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. punch 1 S3 /pʌntʃ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: poinçonner 'to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUNCH — I. Punch 1 BrE AmE 1 . Mr Punch the main character in a ↑ Punch and Judy show 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUNCH — 1. v. & n. --v. & tr. 1. strike bluntly, esp. with a closed fist. 2 prod or poke with …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUNCH — ( punches, punching, punched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUNCH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Punch and Judy show punch bowl punched card rabbit punch sucker punch used...as a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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