punch up

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight.

   “He came back all punched up. He got a few stitches — they really punched him up good.”

2. fiil To attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.

   “Her standup act involves a lot of punching up. It's possible to punch down in standup, a little bit here and there, but it's tricky to get right.”

3. fiil To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting.

   “He punched up his sauce with some habaneros. He figured he needed something to punch it up a little.”

4. fiil To switch (a source) into the main transmission.

   “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.”

5. isim Misspelling of punch-up.