# punch down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To attack or target a group that is weaker or of lower status than oneself.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see punch, down.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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