punch bag

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   an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing

   Synonymspunching bagpunching ballpunchball

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Questions about punch bag

What does punch bag mean?

punch bag means "an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing".

What is another word for punch bag?

Close synonyms include punching bag, punching ball, punchball. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is punch bag a common word?

punch bag is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.