Meaning of punch up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight.
   transitive
2. To attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.
   intransitive, slang
3. To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting.
   transitive
4. To switch (a source) into the main transmission.
   transitive

Examples

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

“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.”

“Near-synonyms: kick⟳ up, spice up”

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

“To punch up the flavor even more, we looked to an untraditional ingredient: fish⟳ sauce.”

“Yet AI is becoming the invisible infrastructure of personal communications, too – punching up text messages, birthday cards and obituaries, even though we associate such compositions with “from the heart” authenticity.”

“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.”

“In this illustrated example, camera 2 is punched up on the program⟳ buss and is therefore being sent out directly […]”

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