punching bag

English Thesaurus

1. an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	ball,
definition	:	round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games (noun.artifact)

2. a person on whom another person vents their anger (noun.person)

hypernym	:	victim,
definition	:	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance (noun.person)