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punch line
punch linen. The climactic phrase or statement of a joke, producing a sudden humorous effect.punch linen1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc, that gives it its humorous or dramatic pointpunch′ line`
n. the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, or humorous story that produces the desired effect. [1920–25, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | punch line - the point of a joke or humorous storygag line, tag line, laugh linegag, jape, jest, joke, laugh - a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |
Translationspunch2 (pantʃ) verb to hit with the fist. He punched him on the nose. 用拳猛擊 用拳猛击 noun1. a blow with the fist. He gave him a punch. 拳打 拳打2. the quality of liveliness in speech, writing etc. 效力，活力 效力，活力 ˈpunch-drunk adjective (of a boxer) dizzy from being continually hit. (拳擊中)被打得暈頭轉向的 （拳击中）被打得晕头转向的 ˈpunch line the funny sentence or phrase that ends a joke. He always laughs before he gets to the punch line. 妙語 妙语ˈpunch-up noun a fight (using fists). 打群架 打群架
punch line
punch line the culminating part of a joke, funny story, etc., that gives it its humorous or dramatic point MedicalSeepunchFinancialSeep/lpunch line
Synonyms for punch linenoun the point of a joke or humorous storySynonyms- gag line
- tag line
- laugh line
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