rabbit punch 1 of 2

noun

Definition of rabbit punchnext
as in body blow

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rabbit-punch

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verb

as in to knock down

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Recent Examples of rabbit punch
Noun
Before your boss could match dance steps to the music, his opponent was already kicking him in the groin and throwing rabbit punches. — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabbit punch
  1. body blow
  2. knock down
  3. left
  4. sucker punch
  5. swing
  6. cream
  7. right
  8. deck
Noun
  • The deaths from the World Trade Center marked a huge body blow to Rockville Centre, which suffered more losses than many other communities in the tri-state area.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Shelton on the front foot, chasing Alcaraz around the court with body blow serves and driving strokes into the corners, getting the early break again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of body blow
Verb
  • Harding made seven of his eight attempts to add 12 in the first half and excelled in his role as the team’s floor general as the Horned Frogs shot 53% from the field in the first half and knocked down six 3-pointers.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The agency has fashioned staging areas for heavy equipment by knocking down, uprooting and attempting to transplant select specimens of the monument’s native plants.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of knock down
Noun
  • Simply because the left, which has taken over in these spaces, does not tolerate dissent that challenges their worldview.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • To enter split-screen multitasking, open an app and swipe up from the bottom of the screen, then drag the window to the areas that appear on the left and right of the screen.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of left
Verb
  • The genesis of Greig’s sucker punch can be traced to Game 3, when Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson was knocked out of the series with a concussion from a hit by former Hart Trophy winner Taylor Hall.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • As the officer got out of the cruiser to assist him, Mullins allegedly sucker punched him in the face several times before the officer was able to defend himself, police said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of sucker punch
Noun
  • After his swing through the Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed had headed south, to the thumb of Michigan’s mitten.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These are voters who bounce from one side to the other — the rare swing voters.
    — Mara Liasson, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of swing
Verb
  • Not a standalone moisturizer, but rather a step prior to your go-to cream.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Tiny, meltingly tender lady peas, creamed and seasoned with tomato and Jimmy Nardellos.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cream
Noun
  • Research on whether current or future AI systems could develop consciousness may further bolster the nascent AI rights movement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the string of cases, Elias Law Group represented various voting rights groups and nonprofit organizations, rather than the states themselves, though the firm’s intervention strategy has helped the legal opposition.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of right
Verb
  • Boscono, clad in sophisticated cocktail attire, sports pieces from the Margherita and Mimosa collections, including a high jewelry set comprising a white gold necklace and earrings decked in diamonds, sapphires and opals.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Even wandering through the hotel feels festive come December, when its Beaux-Arts Grand Lobby is decked with a 15-foot Christmas tree, glowing wreaths and banisters draped in magnolia.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of deck

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