0 a bag filled with material or air, hung from a frame or attached to a stand and used by boxers and others for training or exercise:
The room is equipped with dumbbells and a heavy punching bag.
Turning one's spouse or girlfriend into a punching bag deserves complete contempt from everyone.
Government workers have often been the punching bag of politicians, comedians, and the news media.
He insists the industry is changing after a decade of being everyone's favourite punching bag.
1 a bag filled with material that is hung from a frame or attached to a stand and hit for exercise or boxing practice
Workouts with punching bags, especially heavy bags, require a slow buildup and aren't for novices.
He refuses to allow himself to become a punching bag for his opponents.
The civil rights position has been a political punching bag for years.
Justin loses interest and begins to train on a punching bag.
Alex mostly plays the physical and emotional punching bag of others.
Foreman is at the gym with a punching bag when he gets a page.
Hanging his left arm with a triangular bandage, he hit a punching bag only with his right fist.