punch down (English, verb)
expansion: punch down (third-person singular simple present punches down, present participle punching down, simple past and past participle punched down)
Senses:
glosses: To attack or target a group that is weaker or of lower status than oneself.
tags: intransitive
slang
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see punch, down.
Forms:
form: punches down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: punching down
tags: participle
present
form: punched down
tags: participle
past
form: punched down
tags: past