punch up

See also: punchup and punch-up

English edit

Pronunciation edit

(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌntʃ ˌʌp/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
(verb) IPA^(key): /ˌpʌntʃ ˈʌp/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Verb edit

punch up (third-person singular simple present punches up, present participle punching up, simple past and past participle punched up)

(transitive) To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight.
(intransitive, slang) To attack or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.
Synonyms: punch upward, punch upwards

Antonym: punch down
(transitive) To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting.
- 2013, America's Test Kitchen, Comfort Food Makeovers: All Your Favorites Made Lighter:
  To punch up the flavor even more, we looked to an untraditional ingredient: fish sauce.
(transitive, television) To switch (a source) into the main transmission.
- 1970, Larry G. Goodwin, Thomas Koehring, Closed-circuit Television Production Techniques, page 80:
  Sound films have to be loaded so that the sound is 5 seconds before the sound drum so a wow does not result when the film is punched up on the air.
- 1982, Thomas D. Burrows, Donald N. Wood, Television Production: Disciplines and Techniques, page 132:
  In this illustrated example, camera 2 is punched up on the program buss and is therefore being sent out directly […]

Related terms edit

punch-up session

Noun edit

punch up (plural punch ups)

Misspelling of punch-up.

References edit

punch-up, freedictionary.com