punch-up
Fistfight or enliven
A punch-up is a fistfight, especially a brief or disorderly one: A punch-up broke out in the pub after closing time.
The term is more common in British English.
Separately, a punch-up is a revision that adds energy or polish to a script or text: The screenplay needed a punch-up before filming.
Disorderly group fight
- scuffleBrief disorderly struggle
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
fisticuffs · fracas · skirmish · ruckus · clash · confrontation · rumble · donnybrook
brawl
Disorderly group fight
altercation · fisticuffs · fracas · skirmish · ruckus · clash · confrontation · rumble · donnybrook · affray
polish
Smooth by rubbing
enliven · pep up · jazz up · brighten · spice up · rework · enhance · improve · refine · redraft
- fightsfight, brawl, scuffle, scrap, tussle
- screenwritingscreenplay, screenplays, screenwriter, screenwriting, script
- TV writingshowrunner, staff writer, story editor, episode arc, season arc
punch-uppeace
Freedom from disturbance
harmony · reconciliation · truce · ceasefire · amity
punch-updebate
Formal argument on issues
negotiation · mediation · diplomacy · civil discourse · discussion
punch-uplovefest
Display of collective affection
love-in · group hug · formal dinner · tea party · garden party
punch, punching, punched, punches, punchline, punching bag, puncher, counterpunch, punchers