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throw a punch

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throw a punch

to jab; to punch. She tried to throw a punch at me, but I blocked it. Wilbur threw a punch at the thug.

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throw a punch

Deliver a blow with the first, as in He was furious enough to throw a punch at the other driver. This term originated in boxing but has been extended to less formal fisticuffs as well. [First half of 1900s]

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throw a punch

tv. to jab; to punch. She tried to throw a punch at me, but I blocked it.

See also: punch, throw