Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "punching" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Causes

being arrested for battery being punched being punched back broken bones bruise cause pain causing physical pain to could go to jail feeling avenged fight gets hurt getting punched back hurting knocking out make angry at may become angry might land in jail might sue pain pain for pain to person punched police report punch back punches back start fight will punch back

Derived Terms

buddy punching hippie punching punching bag

Inflected/Variant Forms

punch

Context

gerund of punch rail ticket leather belt etc

Prerequisites

anger animosity big fat fist fist fists gall hands hitting hostility making fist moving arm quicklky

Subevents

being punched in retaliation break hand bruise bruised knuckles bruising knuckles clench fist defend yourself dodge opponent's punch experiance surge of adrenaline fighting get arrested for disorderly conduct get enemy get in fight get punched back getting punched back ugh grimace hurt knuckles bleeding taunt

Type Of (IsA)

cutting harmed perforating physically attacking agent punch

Related Terms

hole making process punch

Used For

being mean causing pain defending yourself expressing anger getting attention getting even getting revenge harming another person hurt hurting inflicting pain making become angry proving point punishment reconsidering acts of affection recreation releasing anger revenge sending message sending painful message showing friendship starting fight tell how much hate wanting to get into fight when angry when in fight

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.