PUNCH


Meaning of PUNCH in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ good , hard , powerful

▪ killer ( BrE , figurative ), knockout

Aluko landed a knockout ~.

This policy will deliver a knockout ~ to the tourism industry ( figurative )

▪ sucker (= an unexpected punch)

He was knocked flat by a sucker ~.

▪ one-two ( AmE , usually figurative )

the devastating one-two ~ of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

▪ emotional ( figurative )

The film packs a heavy emotional ~.

VERB + PUNCH

▪ deliver , give sb , land , pack ( usually figurative ), swing , throw

She gave him a ~ on the nose.

The X37 engine packs a powerful ~.

He can throw a powerful ~.

▪ pull

He pulled his ~es to avoid hurting his sparring partner.

She pulls no ~es ( = she says exactly what she thinks ). ( figurative )

▪ get , take

Be careful what you say or you'll get a ~ on the nose.

a boxer who knows how to take a ~

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in

a ~ in the stomach

▪ ~ on

She gave him a ~ on the nose.

▪ ~ to

a ~ to the jaw

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ hard

▪ lightly

▪ playfully

She playfully ~ed him on the arm.

▪ repeatedly

PREPOSITION

▪ in

His attacker had ~ed him hard in the face.

▪ on

She ~ed him on the nose.

PHRASES

▪ kick and ~ , ~ and kick

He was repeatedly kicked and ~ed as he lay on the ground.

Punch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ air , ↑ button , ↑ buzzer , ↑ fist , ↑ hole , ↑ key , ↑ pillow , ↑ stomach , ↑ ticket

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .