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punch
noun as in hit
noun as in energy, vigor
Example Sentences
Carr punched it in from one yard out to put the game away.
“On multiple occasions, federal officers have also been hit and punched by protesters. ... Rioters have targeted federal officers with fireworks and have thrown bottles, rocks, and tear gas at them.”
“I think the culture of our school is we roll with the punches because you can’t fight this,” Ochoa said.
The fight had barely started, he remembers, when his father left the room to warm some milk for him, then returned to find he’d missed Ali’s knockout punch.
Whatever maternal feelings she has for her other children are missing when it comes to Gish, who becomes her mother’s scapegoat and punching bag.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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