players up for the big game. To m
pumped us up at the sales meeting.pump something uptv. to flex and tense
a muscle until it is expanded to its fullest
size, as with thighs and forearms. (Body-
building.) He really can pump up his
pecs. TShe pumped up her thighs and
struck a pose.
pump upGo to pump (someone) up.
punch-drunk and punchymod. unstable;
stupid acting; bewildered. (From a term
describing a boxer suffering from brain
damage.) I feel sort of punch-drunk af-
ter a roller coaster ride. Who is that
punchy jerk? I feel punchy when I drink
too much coffee.
punch someone outtv. to knock someone
out. (See also punch someone’s lights
out.) He threatened to punch me out. T
The thug punched out the cop and ran
down an alley.
punch someone’s lights outtv. to knock
someone out; to close someone’s eyes
with a hard blow. Shut up, or I’ll punch
your lights out. He threatened to punch
my lights out.TYou want me to punch out
your lights?
punchyGo to punch-drunk.
punk 1. and punk kidn. an inexperienced
boy or youth. (Derogatory. Also a term
of address.) Ask that punk to come over
here. Look here, punk, I need some help.
- n. a petty (male) hoodlum; a (male)
juvenile delinquent. We know how to
deal with punks like you. The jails are
packed with crooks who were just punks a
few years ago. 3. mod. poor; dull and in-
ferior. The party turned punk, and we
left. This is pretty punk food. 4. mod.
having to do with punkersor their mu-
sic. I am tired of your red punk hair. Try
it brown for a change. This music
sounds too punk for me.
punkern. a punk rocker; a young person
who dresses in the style ofpunk rockers.
It’s not safe to walk on the street with all
those weird punkers out there. The
punkers don’t even have a sense of rhythm.
punk kidGo to punk.
punk out 1. in. to chicken out. He was
supposed to ask her out, but he punked out
at the last minute. Come on! Stick with
it! Don’t punk out! 2. in. to become a
punker. If I punked out, my parents
would probably clobber me. If my kids
ever punked out and looked like that, I
think I’d clobber them.
punt[p@nt] in. to do something different in
a pinch; to improvise. (From the act of
kicking the ball in order to gain ground
in football.) When all else fails, punt!
Everyone expected me to lose my tem-
per, so I punted. I cried instead of getting
mad.
puppy 1. n. a wimp;a softie. That silly
puppy is still waiting outside your door.
Oh, Paul, you’re such a puppy! 2. n. a
thing; a piece or part of something. Put
this little puppy right here. Where is that
puppy?
puppy loven. mild infatuation; infatuation
as in a crush. Is it really love or just
puppy love? Look at them together. It
may be puppy love, but it looks wonder-
ful.
pure and simplemod. basically; simply;
essentially. Bart is a crook, pure and
simple. It’s a pure and simple fact. The
guy is a bum.
purr (like a cat)in. [for an engine] to run
well and smoothly. My car really purred
after I got it tuned up. New spark plugs
and this old heap will really purr like a cat.
push 1. tv. to approach a particular age (in
years). She looked like she was pushing
forty-eight or fifty. He’s only pushing
thirty, but he looks much older. 2. in. to
recruit new drug users and sell drugs to
them; to deal in drugs. He was push-
ing for two years before the cops got him.
Man, look at that guy push. He hooks
two new kids every day. 3. tv. to hype
something or someone; to pressure
something or someone. She’s always
pushing her own interests. The clerk
was pushing one brand so hard that I
finally bought it.
pushed 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. To m
is a little pushed and can’t walk verypump something up