rabbit-punched

verb

past tense of rabbit-punch
as in knocked down

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  1. knocked down
  2. stabbed
  3. decked
  4. pushed
  5. stamped
  6. dumped
  7. creamed
  8. switched
Verb
  • Crews had the one-alarm fire knocked down in about six minutes.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The way Willis probably views it, Thursday’s practice is no different than the story of his playing career as a quarterback who consistently got knocked down, but kept getting up.
    — Omar Kelly August 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • During the dispute, the female allegedly stabbed the male multiple times.
    — CBS News Miami Digital Team, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses have said that Anthony, a Black student from Centennial High School, stabbed Austin Metcalf, a white Memorial High student, after Metcalf tried to remove Anthony from the Memorial tent at the April 2025 track meet.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stabbed
Verb
  • During a joint practice last summer in Houston, Moehrig decked Texans wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson on a hard but clean hit that angered a few of Hutchinson’s teammates.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Where real-life terrors might be decked in the glittering garb of fairy tale, and thus fooled, challenged and ultimately overcome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of decked
Verb
  • That lack of supply, not just the screwworm, has pushed prices up.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This lack of choice pushed some buyers toward used cars to better fit their budgets.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Those were made of metal, stamped with Washington’s initials.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As a result, depth chart battles saw some development, and rookie debuts were stamped.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamped
Verb
  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dumped
Verb
  • Clarity is the butter creamed with sugar.
    — Kent Merrell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Occasionally, the butter in quickbreads is creamed (whipped with sugar until fluffy) but more often, it’s melted or oil is used in its place.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
Definition of creamed
Verb
  • All told, more than 40,000 Californians switched their licenses over those two years.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Nuno switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation against Southampton and Mukasa will hope to play a prominent role as an attacking midfielder as West Ham face a trip to Watford, followed by successive home games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of switched
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