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Punch out

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard spelling of punchout. alt-of, nonstandard
Verb
  1. 1
    To repeatedly hit a person. transitive
  2. 2
    register one's departure from work wordnet
  3. 3
    To hit a person so that they become unconscious (knocked out). transitive

    "I'm going to punch out that SOB and leave him lying on the ground bleeding."

  4. 4
    To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored. transitive

    "I spent all day punching out the die cut decals."

  5. 5
    To leave a workplace by punching a timecard. US, intransitive

    "I'm going to punch out a bit early today."

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  1. 6
    To leave a workplace. intransitive
  2. 7
    To eject from an airplane. intransitive

    "With the engine on fire he had to punch out and hit the silk."

  3. 8
    To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard. intransitive, transitive
  4. 9
    To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically. transitive

    "The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game."

  5. 10
    To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out. transitive

    "Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth."

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