| rumble | | |
| n. (event) | 1. grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling | a loud low dull continuous noise.; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. rumble | a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage. |
| ~ carriage, equipage, rig | a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses. |
| ~ seat | any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit).; "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" |
| n. (act) | 3. gang fight, rumble | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents. |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| v. (perception) | 4. grumble, rumble | make a low noise.; "rumbling thunder" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (communication) | 5. growl, grumble, rumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| fistfight | | |
| n. (act) | 1. fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest | a fight with bare fists. |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| ~ punch-up | a fistfight.; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up" |
| v. (competition) | 2. fistfight | fight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| punch | | |
| n. (act) | 1. biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| ~ counterpunch, parry, counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer). |
| ~ knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch, haymaker | a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing. |
| ~ hook | a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent. |
| ~ jab | a quick short straight punch. |
| ~ rabbit punch | a short chopping blow to the back of the neck. |
| ~ sucker punch | an unexpected punch. |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| n. (food) | 2. punch | an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl. |
| ~ mixed drink | made of two or more ingredients. |
| ~ fruit punch | a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol). |
| ~ milk punch | a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices. |
| ~ cup | a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl. |
| ~ wassail | a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas. |
| ~ fish house punch | a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup. |
| ~ may wine | a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff. |
| ~ eggnog | a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor. |
| ~ glogg | Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. punch, puncher | a tool for making holes or indentations. |
| ~ center punch | a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling). |
| ~ punch pliers | punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather. |
| ~ tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation. |
| v. (contact) | 4. plug, punch | deliver a quick blow to.; "he punched me in the stomach" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 5. punch | drive forcibly as if by a punch.; "the nail punched through the wall" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| v. (contact) | 6. perforate, punch | make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation.; "perforate the sheets of paper" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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