punch up
/ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.
Intransitive verb; Slang
noun
Misspelling of punch-up.
Example Sentences
- "He came back all punched up. He got a few stitches — they really punched him up good."
- "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."
- "Near-synonyms: kick up, spice up"
- "He punched up his sauce with some habaneros. He figured he needed something to punch it up a little."
- "To punch up the flavor even more, we looked to an untraditional ingredient: fish sauce."
- "Yet AI is becoming the invisible infrastructure of personal communications, too – punching up text messages, birthday cards and obituaries, even though we associate such compositions with “from the heart” authenticity."