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Collocations for punch - noun

ADJECTIVE

good, hard, powerful
killer (BrE,figurative), knockout
Aluko landed a knockout punch.
This policy will deliver a knockout punch to the tourism industry (figurative)
sucker (= an unexpected punch)
He was knocked flat by a sucker punch.
one-two (AmE,usually figurative)
the devastating one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
emotional (figurative)
The film packs a heavy emotional punch.

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VERB + punch

deliver, give sb, land, pack (usually figurative), swing, throw
She gave him a punch on the nose.
The X37 engine packs a powerful punch.
He can throw a powerful punch.
pull
He pulled his punches to avoid hurting his sparring partner.
She pulls no punches (= she says exactly what she thinks). (figurative)
get, take
Be careful what you say or you'll get a punch on the nose.
a boxer who knows how to take a punch

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PREPOSITION

punch in
a punch in the stomach
punch on
She gave him a punch on the nose.
punch to
a punch to the jaw

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Collocations for punch - verb

ADVERB

hard
lightly
playfully
She playfully punched him on the arm.
repeatedly

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PREPOSITION

in
His attacker had punched him hard in the face.
on
She punched him on the nose.

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PHRASES

kick and punch, punch and kick
He was repeatedly kicked and punched as he lay on the ground.

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Punch is used with these nouns as the object:
air, button, buzzer, fist, hole, key, pillow, stomach, ticket

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