punch up (English, verb)
expansion: punch up (third-person singular simple present punches up, present participle punching up, simple past and past participle punched up)
Senses:
glosses: To beat (someone) up by punching, to fist-fight.
tags: transitive
glosses: To attack, counterattack, or target a group of greater power or status than oneself.
tags: intransitive
slang
glosses: To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting.
tags: transitive
topics: broadcasting
media
television
glosses: To switch (a source) into the main transmission.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: punches up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: punching up
tags: participle
present
form: punched up
tags: participle
past
form: punched up
tags: past