punching bag
noun
an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
punching bags
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pluralof punching bag.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
We want to be as resilient as one of those bottom-weighted old Joe Palooka toy punching bags that always pops back after a wallop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Essentials like boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping ropes have long been hard to come by.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2023
His “Yara Training Bag,” from around 1990, incorporates painted boxing gloves, punching bags, a samurai sword and an acupuncture model — elements from Yara, Graves’s invented martial art form.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
A few seconds later, a dozen gigantic punching bags descend from the ceiling.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
