From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrow a punchthrow a punchHITto try to hit someone with your hand in a fight We need to sort this out before people start throwing punches. → throw
Examples from the Corpus
throw a punch• Pascoe threw a punch and missed, then threw another and felt the connection travel to the point of his elbow.• I saw men in red shirts throwing punches at an old man.• Hull were reduced to 12 men on the hour when Mark Jones was sent off for throwing a punch at Gary Tees.• Rogers threw a punch at Martin.• I began to imagine throwing punches at the Bashers.• Every time he throws a punch, he moves his face.• Foreman, once the World Heavyweight Champion, says 'I never throw a punch in anger.'• I began throwing punches whenever I thought no one was looking.• He elbowed the Saracens number 8, Barry Crawley, who in turn, threw a punch which floored the Gloucester man.• This means that even if the opponent throws a punch, you will have drawn back and out of range. 