punching bag

Noun

Meaning

an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing

a person on whom another person vents their anger

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

punchball punching ball punch bag heavy soldier champion contestant militant mercenary boxer aggressor pear bully disputant heavy bag
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Antonyms

victor carper pal knocker attacker antagonist
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Hypernyms

ball victim

Examples

I'm not going to be anybody's punching bag. Tim Kaine

You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for ones self-respect to be a punching bag. Ed Koch

What happened to you? (Sin) Was mistaken for a punching bag again. But what the hell, I'm used to it. (Xypher) Sherrilyn Kenyon

he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag Source: Internet

And, as if you didn’t know already, his next two games are against the foreseeable punching bag of group D: Midtjylland. Source: Internet

A punching bag in the middle of the ring was used by De Niro between takes before he aggressively came straight on to do the next scene. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

punchinello punchiness punching punching bags punching ball punching competition