punch up

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Misspelling of punch-up. alt-of,misspelling
动词 v.
  1. To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight. transitive
    — He came back all punched up. He got a few stitches — they really punched him up good.
  2. To attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself. intransitive,slang
    — Her standup act involves a lot of punching up. It's possible to punch down in standup, a little bit here and there, but it's tricky to get right.
  3. To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting. transitive
    — Near-synonyms: kick up, spice up
  4. To switch (a source) into the main transmission. transitive
    — Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.

词形变化

punches up present,singular,third-person punching up participle,present punched up participle,past punched up past punch ups plural
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