to pack a hard punch

  • 1punch — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand): punch sb in/on sth: Gallacher swung round and punched me hard in the stomach. | punch sb/sth: I punched the wall in anger. | punch the air (=to make a movement like a… …

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  • 2punch — punch1 S3 [pʌntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(make holes)¦ 3¦(push buttons)¦ 4 punch holes in somebody s argument/idea/plans etc 5 punch the air 6 punch somebody s lights out 7 punch the clock 8¦(cattle)¦ Phrasal verbs   …

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  • 3pack — 1 verb 1 IN BOXES, CASES ETC also pack up (I, T) to put things into cases, boxes etc for taking somewhere or storing: I forgot to pack my razor. | They packed up the contents of their house. | We re off to Greece tomorrow and I haven t even… …

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  • 4pack — pack1 W3S2 [pæk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(goods)¦ 3¦(crowd)¦ 4¦(protect something)¦ 5¦(snow/soil etc)¦ 6 pack your bags 7 pack a gun 8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch Phrasal verbs  pack something<=>away …

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  • 5pack a punch — informal if someone can pack a punch, they can hit very hard when they are fighting. He s a big guy I should imagine he can pack a fair punch …

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  • 6pack — pack1 [ pæk ] verb *** ▸ 1 put in container to move ▸ 2 protect in container ▸ 3 fill place completely ▸ 4 press to hard solid mass ▸ 5 carry gun ▸ 6 meeting/committee ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your possessions into a bag …

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  • 7punch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, powerful ▪ killer (BrE, figurative), knockout ▪ Aluko landed a knockout punch …

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  • 8punch */ — I UK [pʌntʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms punch : present tense I/you/we/they punch he/she/it punches present participle punching past tense punched past participle punched 1) to hit someone or something with your fist (= closed hand),… …

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  • 9punch — [[t]pʌ̱ntʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ punches, punching, punched 1) VERB If you punch someone or something, you hit them hard with your fist. [V n] After punching him on the chin she wound up hitting him over the head... [V n] He punched the wall angrily, then… …

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  • 10punch — punch1 [ pʌntʃ ] verb transitive * 1. ) to hit someone or something with your FIST (=closed hand), usually as hard as you can: Two men punched him, knocking him to the ground. She punched her pillow angrily. a ) to press a button or switch: David …

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