punch-up

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Noun

punch-up (plural punch-ups)

1. (informal) A fight with the fists.

Verb

punch-up (punch-ups, present participle punch-uping; past and past participle punch-uped)

1. (intransitive) To attack or target a group of greater power and/or status than oneself.

Antonyms

• punch down

Related terms

• punch-up session

Synonyms

• boxing
• fight
• fistfight
• fisticuffs

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