kidney punch noun 1verb 1forms 4 noun1 •A blow struck with the fist to the lower back region, capable of causing serious internal injury and not permitted under the rules of boxing.Following the bout, Schmeling said he was fouled. He said that he was hit a kidney punch, a devastating right, which so shocked his nervous system that he was dazed and his vision was blurred — 1938 verb1 •To deliver such a blow. formskidney punched · kidney punching · kidney punches · kidney-punches