| 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" |
| box | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. box | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
| ~ ballot box | a box where voters deposit their ballots. |
| ~ bandbox | a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats). |
| ~ base | a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.; "a tub should sit on its own base" |
| ~ carton | a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top. |
| ~ jewel casket, casket | small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables. |
| ~ cereal box | a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold. |
| ~ chest | box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy. |
| ~ cigar box | a box for holding cigars. |
| ~ casket, coffin | box in which a corpse is buried or cremated. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ crate | a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping. |
| ~ flat | a shallow box in which seedlings are started. |
| ~ hod | an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder. |
| ~ lid | a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc..; "he raised the piano lid" |
| ~ mailbox, letter box | a private box for delivery of mail. |
| ~ matchbox | a box for holding matches. |
| ~ paintbox | a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint. |
| ~ pencil box, pencil case | a box for holding pencils. |
| ~ play-box, playbox | a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school). |
| ~ alms box, mite box, poor box | box for collecting alms, especially one in a church. |
| ~ pyxis | a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines. |
| ~ shadow box | a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.). |
| ~ shoebox | an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes. |
| ~ snuffbox | a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket. |
| ~ deedbox, strongbox | a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked. |
| ~ tinderbox | a box for holding tinder. |
| ~ tuck box | a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school). |
| ~ window box | a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. box, loge | private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance.; "the royal box was empty" |
| ~ balcony | an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium. |
| ~ box seat | a special seat in a theater or grandstand box. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ skybox | an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. box, boxful | the quantity contained in a box.; "he gave her a box of chocolates" |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (state) | 4. box, corner | a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible.; "his lying got him into a tight corner" |
| ~ plight, predicament, quandary | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" |
| n. (shape) | 5. box | a rectangular drawing.; "the flowchart contained many boxes" |
| ~ rectangle | a parallelogram with four right angles. |
| n. (plant) | 6. box, boxwood | evergreen shrubs or small trees. |
| ~ buxus, genus buxus | type genus of the Buxaceae. |
| ~ buxus sempervirens, common box, european box | large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures. |
| ~ boxwood, turkish boxwood | very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. box | any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned.; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ ball field, baseball field, diamond | the baseball playing field. |
| ~ batter's box | an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. box, box seat | the driver's seat on a coach.; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" |
| ~ coach-and-four, four-in-hand, coach | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver. |
| ~ seat | furniture that is designed for sitting on.; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. box | separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people.; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold" |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ jury box | an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury. |
| ~ press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event). |
| ~ witness box, witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying. |
| n. (act) | 10. box | a blow with the hand (usually on the ear).; "I gave him a good box on the ear" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 11. box, package | put into a box.; "box the gift, please" |
| ~ encase, incase, case | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| v. (contact) | 12. box | hit with the fist.; "I'll box your ears!" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (contact) | 13. box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ spar | box lightly. |
| ~ prizefight | box for a prize or money. |
| ~ shadowbox | go through boxing motions without an opponent. |
| jab | | |
| n. (act) | 1. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).; "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" |
| ~ gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling. |
| n. (act) | 2. jab | a quick short straight punch. |
| ~ biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist.; "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| n. (act) | 3. dig, jab | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow.; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" |
| ~ touching, touch | the act of putting two things together with no space between them.; "at his touch the room filled with lights" |
| v. (contact) | 4. dig, jab, poke, prod, stab | poke or thrust abruptly.; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| v. (contact) | 5. jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows. |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 6. jab, stab | stab or pierce.; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" |
| ~ goad, prick | stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick. |
| ~ thrust | push forcefully.; "He thrust his chin forward" |
| knock | | |
| n. (event) | 1. knock, knocking | the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).; "the knocking grew louder" |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. knock, roast | negative criticism. |
| ~ criticism, critique | a serious examination and judgment of something.; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" |
| n. (event) | 3. bang, bash, belt, knock, smash | a vigorous blow.; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head" |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (event) | 4. knock | a bad experience.; "the school of hard knocks" |
| ~ misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event. |
| n. (act) | 5. belt, knock, rap, whack, whang | the act of hitting vigorously.; "he gave the table a whack" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 6. knock, strike hard | deliver a sharp blow or push :.; "He knocked the glass clear across the room" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| v. (contact) | 7. knock | rap with the knuckles.; "knock on the door" |
| ~ knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| v. (contact) | 8. bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (perception) | 9. knock, pink, rap, tap | make light, repeated taps on a surface.; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 10. knock, ping, pink | sound like a car engine that is firing too early.; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (communication) | 11. criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws.; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ censure, reprimand, criminate | rebuke formally. |
| ~ savage, pillory, crucify, blast | criticize harshly or violently.; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
| ~ reprove, admonish | take to task.; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| ~ reprehend | express strong disapproval of. |
| ~ deplore | express strong disapproval of.; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners" |
| ~ belabor, belabour | attack verbally with harsh criticism.; "She was belabored by her fellow students" |
| ~ come down | criticize or reprimand harshly.; "The critics came down hard on the new play" |
| ~ denounce | speak out against.; "He denounced the Nazis" |
| ~ find fault, blame, pick | harass with constant criticism.; "Don't always pick on your little brother" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| ~ nitpick | be overly critical; criticize minor details. |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| ~ comment, point out, remark, notice | make or write a comment on.; "he commented the paper of his colleague" |
| ~ harsh on | criticize harshly.; "the teacher keeps harshing on the same kid" |
| punch | | |
| swing | | |
| n. (state) | 1. swing | a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity.; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things" |
| ~ activeness, action, activity | the state of being active.; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. swing | mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ playground | yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play. |
| ~ plaything, toy | an artifact designed to be played with. |
| ~ trapeze | a swing used by circus acrobats. |
| n. (act) | 3. swing | a sweeping blow or stroke.; "he took a wild swing at my head" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| n. (act) | 4. swing, swinging, vacillation | changing location by moving back and forth. |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| n. (communication) | 5. jive, swing, swing music | a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz. |
| ~ jazz | a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. lilt, swing | a jaunty rhythm in music. |
| ~ rhythmicity | the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music. |
| n. (act) | 7. golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| ~ stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| ~ downswing | a swing downward of a golf club. |
| ~ fade, slicing, slice | a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" |
| ~ hooking, draw, hook | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" |
| ~ driving, drive | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.; "he sliced his drive out of bounds" |
| ~ explosion | a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball. |
| ~ putt, putting | hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter.; "his putting let him down today; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet" |
| ~ approach shot, approach | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green.; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" |
| ~ sclaff | a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball. |
| ~ shank | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball. |
| ~ teeoff | the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole. |
| n. (act) | 8. baseball swing, cut, swing | in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball.; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" |
| ~ stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| n. (act) | 9. swing | a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them. |
| ~ contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance, country dancing | a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line. |
| ~ square dance, square dancing | American country dancing in which couples form squares. |
| v. (motion) | 10. swing | move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting.; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ wind up | give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching. |
| v. (motion) | 11. sway, swing | move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner.; "He swung back" |
| ~ weave, waver | sway to and fro. |
| ~ move back and forth | move in one direction and then into the opposite direction. |
| ~ lash | lash or flick about sharply.; "The lion lashed its tail" |
| ~ oscillate, vibrate | move or swing from side to side regularly.; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" |
| ~ brachiate | swing from one hold to the next.; "the monkeys brachiate" |
| v. (motion) | 12. swing | change direction with a swinging motion; turn.; "swing back"; "swing forward" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (social) | 13. swing, swing over | influence decisively.; "This action swung many votes over to his side" |
| ~ act upon, influence, work | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| v. (contact) | 14. sweep, swing, swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement. |
| ~ wield, handle, manage | handle effectively.; "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well" |
| v. (stative) | 15. dangle, drop, swing | hang freely.; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" |
| ~ hang | be suspended or hanging.; "The flag hung on the wall" |
| ~ loll, droop | hang loosely or laxly.; "His tongue lolled" |
| v. (competition) | 16. swing | hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement.; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| v. (change) | 17. swing | alternate dramatically between high and low values.; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ fluctuate, vacillate, waver | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.; "the line on the monitor vacillated" |
| v. (stative) | 18. swing | live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style.; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" |
| ~ live | lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style.; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| v. (stative) | 19. swing | have a certain musical rhythm.; "The music has to swing" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 20. get around, swing | be a social swinger; socialize a lot. |
| ~ socialise, socialize | take part in social activities; interact with others.; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" |
| v. (creation) | 21. swing | play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ play | play on an instrument.; "The band played all night long" |
| v. (contact) | 22. swing | engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends.; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's" |
| ~ fornicate | have sex without being married. |
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