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gut punches

gut punches is the plural of gut punch.

Meaning of gut punch

Noun

gut punch (plural gut punches)

  1. (literally) A hard hit to the stomach.
  2. (figuratively) A sudden, profound, emotional shock or disappointment that evokes visceral distress.
    • Now their powder would be cannon powder and gun powder, would be made into canister shot, and would propel balls into flesh, and would blow living men to shreds. The whole idea was a gut punch.1991, D. L. Carey, Distant Drums - Volume 1, page 523

Questions about gut punches

What is gut punches the plural of?
Gut punches is the plural of gut punch.

Words near gut punches in the dictionary

  1. gut loaded
  2. gut loading
  3. gut loads
  4. gut out
  5. gut punch
  6. gut punches
  7. gut reaction
  8. gut reactions
  9. gut rehab
  10. gut roll
  11. gut rolls

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