Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fistfight.
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- noun informal A fight with the
fists .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fistfight
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Examples
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This was disappointing for those of us who relish a good book-world punch-up; but fortunately, it has been all over the press that Sir Vidia promptly recruited some new enemies.
An Irish Lesson in Hope and Marketing Sam Leith 2011
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It all deteriorated into a punch-up between the two factions.
The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011
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On the other, a wholly different set of images, of queues of frustrated holidaymakers fuming about missing their flights, of headteachers and plucky parents battling to keep classrooms open in the face of union bullying, a photographers' hunt to find Ed Miliband crossing a picket line, perhaps even a punch-up with the police, if the Daily Mail really gets lucky.
Public sector pensions: after the strike, the settlement | Editorial 2011
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This was disappointing for those of us who relish a good book-world punch-up; but fortunately, it has been all over the press that Sir Vidia promptly recruited some new enemies.
An Irish Lesson in Hope and Marketing Sam Leith 2011
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On the other, a wholly different set of images, of queues of frustrated holidaymakers fuming about missing their flights, of headteachers and plucky parents battling to keep classrooms open in the face of union bullying, a photographers' hunt to find Ed Miliband crossing a picket line, perhaps even a punch-up with the police, if the Daily Mail really gets lucky.
Public sector pensions: after the strike, the settlement | Editorial 2011
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A punch-up breaks out on the floor of the Italian parliament between one right-wing member of the government and an even more right-wing member.
The protesters seem more adult than politicians and plutocrats | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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And in 1991 that meant flannel shirts and political correctness, rather than stars and stripes cycling shorts and songs challenging journalists to a punch-up.
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He took part in an epic 74-round punch-up on Wimbledon Common, after which he retired to become enormously fat.
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But, given these similarities, it's at least possible that he might have followed Axl Rose's lead, turning into a loopy, mansion-bound recluse, tinkering with unfinished projects, piling on the suet and emerging sporadically to sue his ex-bandmates and have a punch-up with Tommy Hilfiger.
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He also likes a good punch-up – between others, it should be noted.
Andy Murray toughens up in pursuit of first grand slam title at Wimbledon 2011
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