punching ball
- noun
:
saco de boxeo
- He practiced his jabs and hooks on the punching ball for an hour each day.
Examples
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The gym installed a new punching ball next to the weights area.
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Children enjoyed hitting the punching ball at the local recreation center.
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The punching ball hung from the ceiling.
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I bought a new punching ball for training.
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He practiced his jabs and hooks on the punching ball for an hour each day.
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The gym installed a new punching ball next to the weights area.
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Children enjoyed hitting the punching ball at the local recreation center.
Synonyms
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2.9
A strong bag you hang and hit with your fists to practice boxing
A heavy bag hung up that you hit to train for boxing
A hanging ball you hit to practice boxing and improve speed and control
How Big
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1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'punching ball' is directly interpretable as 'a ball for punching' by combining 'punch' (to strike with a fist) and 'ball' (a round object). The attributive -ing form is a common compositional pattern in English and the concept of a training ball is cross-linguistically accessible, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun punching ball names a training tool: a ball filled with air and hung so you can practice punching. Because it is literally a ball for punching, the noun means 'a ball or bag filled with air that people hit to practice boxing'.