punch-out

1 of 2

noun

ˈpənch-ˌau̇t 

1

: fistfight

2

: strikeout

punch out

2 of 2

verb

punched out; punching out; punches out

intransitive verb

1

: to record the time of one's stopping work or departure by punching a time clock

2

: to bail out of an aircraft using an ejection seat

transitive verb

1

: to beat up

2

: strike out

Synonyms

Verb

• bash
• baste
• bat
• batter
• beat
• belabor
• belt
• birch
• bludgeon
• buffet
• bung up
• club
• curry
• do
• drub
• fib [British]
• flog
• hammer
• hide
• lace
• lambaste
• lambast
• lash
• lather
• lick
• maul
• mess (up)
• paddle
• pelt
• pommel
• pound
• pummel
• rough (up)
• slate
• slog
• switch
• tan
• thrash
• thresh
• thump
• tromp
• wallop
• whale
• whip
• whop
• whap
• whup
• work over

Examples of punch-out in a Sentence

Verb

you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Also featured are two selfie cameras, one on the cover display in a regular punch-out hole and a second under-display camera for the inner display. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024

And if that first goal showed off all the speed and skill that Smith possesses, the second one showed off her grit and determination, coming in stoppage time just before halftime, when Smith pushed back a punch-out from Vietnam’s heroic keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1893, in the meaning defined at transitive sense