PUNCH-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does punch-up mean? 

• PUNCH-UP (noun)
  The noun PUNCH-UP has 1 sense:

1. a fistfight

  Familiarity information: PUNCH-UP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUNCH-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fistfight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the quarrel ended in a punch-up

Hypernyms ("punch-up" is a kind of...):

fistfight; fisticuffs; slugfest (a fight with bare fists)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)