A sturdy bag, typically made of leather or canvas, filled with dense material like sand or rags, used for punching and kicking as part of boxing or martial arts training.
I punch the heavy bag to practice my jabs.
The gym has several heavy bag stations for different training routines.
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The phonetic transcription of "heavy bag" is /ˌhevi ˈbæɡ/ in British English and /ˌhevi ˈbæɡ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.
Example usage of "heavy bag": "I punch the heavy bag to practice my jabs.". More examples on the page.