punching bag

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noun

an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.

Informal. a person serving as an object of abuse; scapegoat: I told him that I wasn't going to be a punching bag for anyone.

Origin of punching bag

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby punching bag

punched tape, puncheon, punch graft, punch in, Punchinello, punching bag, punch line, punch list, punch-out, punch press, punch spoon

Example sentences from the Web for punching bag

Hopkins was no man to serve as a punching-bag for a pessimistic tobacconist.
The Voice of the City|O. Henry
The punching-bag and other purely masculine paraphernalia had been banished to his own room, and the living-room, alas!
Kildares of Storm|Eleanor Mercein Kelly
The Punching-bag Platform, illustrated by Fig. 257, should be made thirty inches square and suspended from the shed or a wall.
The Boy Craftsman|A. Neely Hall
I made it into a tight bundle and hung it on a springy limb to use for a punching-bag.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman

"I lost my home and punching-bag at it once," he said, musingly.
Caybigan|James Hopper

单词	punching bag
释义	punching bag SEE SYNONYMS FOR punching bag ON THESAURUS.COM noun an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise. Informal. a person serving as an object of abuse; scapegoat: I told him that I wasn't going to be a punching bag for anyone. Origin of punching bag First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby punching bag punched tape, puncheon, punch graft, punch in, Punchinello, punching bag, punch line, punch list, punch-out, punch press, punch spoon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for punching bag Hopkins was no man to serve as a punching-bag for a pessimistic tobacconist. The Voice of the City\|O. Henry The punching-bag and other purely masculine paraphernalia had been banished to his own room, and the living-room, alas! Kildares of Storm\|Eleanor Mercein Kelly The Punching-bag Platform, illustrated by Fig. 257, should be made thirty inches square and suspended from the shed or a wall. The Boy Craftsman\|A. Neely Hall I made it into a tight bundle and hung it on a springy limb to use for a punching-bag. Jim Spurling, Fisherman\|Albert Walter Tolman "I lost my home and punching-bag at it once," he said, musingly. Caybigan\|James Hopper
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