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