punch bag
- noun
- /pʌnʧ bæg/
:
saco de boxeo
- Get a punching bag.
And what I mean, one particular one that I did, I had an old canvas punch bag, like a Brian punch bag from Argos, like a real rough shit one.
- And what I mean, one particular one that I did, I had an old canvas punch bag, like a Brian punch bag from Argos, like a real rough shit one.
Examples
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Now they were at the gym, and as the doctor pushed the doors open, Bryan and Lily could see the bodybuilding equipment all accessible by wheelchair, the punching bag, the standing frame, and at the far end, a pool table.
Fiction book (1999) -
He practiced his jabs and crosses on the punch bag in the gym for an hour.
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To improve his boxing skills, she bought him a heavy punch bag for his home.
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The trainer instructed her to aim for the center of the punch bag during training.
Synonyms
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A strong bag you hang and hit with your fists to practice boxing
A bag filled with air that hangs for boxing practice
A hanging ball you hit to practice boxing and improve speed and control
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts 'punch' (a blow) and 'bag' (an object) combine to evoke the image of something that receives repeated blows, so a learner can infer a metaphorical meaning of someone who is regularly attacked or blamed. However, the leap from a literal training device to the idiomatic use for a person as a scapegoat or target of verbal/psychological abuse is a figurative extension that may not be fully predictable without exposure. Therefore it is partially transparent rather than fully compositional.
Etymology
Punch bag is the heavy bag you hit with your punches when you train. It hangs so boxers can practice punches and let out stress, so the name simply means 'a bag for punching'.