punch-up
noun
[ ˈpʌntʃʌp ]
• a disorderly bout of fighting with the fists; a brawl.
• "Casey and his mother's lover are to appear in court after a punch-up"
Similar:
fight,
scuffle,
fracas,
brawl,
struggle,
tussle,
fist fight,
fisticuffs,
melee,
scrimmage,
free-for-all,
free fight,
affray,
fray,
riot,
skirmish,
exchange,
clash,
encounter,
quarrel,
commotion,
disorder,
tumult,
breach of the peace,
disturbance,
donnybrook,
scrap,
set-to,
ruction,
shindy,
shindig,
stand-up,
dust-up,
tangle,
tiff,
mill,
bust-up,
ding-dong,
stooshie,
swedge,
roughhouse,
rumble,
stoush,
broil,
bagarre,
punch up
• use a computer keyboard to call something to the screen.
• "people will be able to punch up Andy Warhol and get text, photographs, and video on the entire Pop Art period"
• make something more lively or interesting.
• "he needed to punch up his meandering presentation"
