punching /ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ/noun 3verb 1forms 1 noun3 •An incident in which someone is punched.Over the past four years, the rate of "interpersonal" attacks and "penetrating injuries" – such as stabbings, glassings, punchings, beatings – has doubled, he said. — 2009 •gerund of punch •The process of making holes in something (for example, a leather belt or a rail ticket). verb1 •(UK, informal) Clipping of punching above one's weight; in a relationship with a more attractive partner.One even took the mickey out of her footballer boyfriend, commenting underneath the shot: "@dele I love ya bro, keep doing bits for Spurs... but you are punching mate ". — 2017 formspunchings
