A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
[British]regional note: in AM, use punching bag
punchbag in British English
(ˈpʌntʃˌbæɡ)
noun
a suspended stuffed bag that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training
Also called (US and Canadian): punching bag
Examples of 'punchbag' in a sentence
punchbag
It bounced on the metal car roof like a punchbag, and came upright.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2002)
As I pounded the punchbag in the mirrored studio I imagined that it was Ed.