Synonyms of punch out

punch out 1 of 2

verb

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• hide
• pound
• lash
• whip
• beat
• hit
• do
• attack
• knock
• work over
• assault
• punch
• pelt
• batter
• slap
• bat
• thump
• smash
• beat up on
• rough (up)
• spank
• slam
• maul
• bung up
• chop
• slate
• raid
• pummel
• club
• bash
• tan
• paddle
• mess (up)
• curry
• hammer
• switch
• belt
• box
• buffet
• smack
• descend (on or upon)
• bludgeon
• whale
• lather
• whack
• birch
• storm
• thrash
• lace
• jump (on)
• drub
• lay on
• wound
• swipe
• wallop
• pommel
• whup
• thresh
• fib
• flog
• baste
• lambaste
• belabor
• whop
• pounce (on or upon)
• slog
• crack
• tromp
• rush
• paste
• swat
• strap
• clout
• sock
• leather
• beset
• cuff
• cane
• assail
• clobber
• thwack
• cudgel
• wham
• fustigate
• lam
• bust
• scourge
• blackjack
• gore
• whomp
• horsewhip
• lacerate
• rawhide
• flagellate
• maim
• mutilate
• cowhide
• pistol-whip
• mangle

punch-out

2 of 2

noun

as in fistfight

Related Words

• fistfight
• fisticuffs
• blows
• slugfest
• punch-up
• duel
• battle royal
• confrontation
• mix-up
• melee
• brawl
• grapple
• handgrips
• joust
• rough-and-tumble
• face-off
• pitched battle
• affray
• free-for-all
• ruckus
• altercation
• donnybrook
• ruction
• broil
• falling-out
• scuffle
• cross fire
• spat
• squabble
• dispute
• kickup
• tangle
• tussle
• skirmish
• wrangle
• dustup
• misunderstanding
• quarrel
• controversy
• tiff
• scrimmage
• contretemps
• row
• combat
• clash
• catfight
• disagreement
• scrap
• battle
• struggle
• argument
• fight
• fracas
• contest
• argle-bargle
• scrum
• conflict
• fray
• argy-bargy
• hassle

Dissimilar Words

• truce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punch out

Verb

On June 23, 1917, believe it or not, Babe Ruth punched out an umpire, Brick Owens, for disqualifying him from the game. — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026

Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026

Noun

The two of them flirt, but of course the affair is not consummated, and Sergeant Sullivan pits them against each other in a punch-out exercise. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

But back in the 2010s, Kershaw was a dominant strikeout pitcher who recorded at least 200 punch-outs in a season seven times during the ten-year span from 2010 to 2019. — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025