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First Known Use of punch-out
1973
punch out
Definition of punch out
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
Examples of punch out in a Sentence
you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people
Recent Examples of punch out from the Web
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Texas Rangers batters punched out a steady stream of hits against Houston starter Dallas Keuchel.
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Tiger fired his tee shot at the par-5 11th well left into some deep rough and was forced to punch out to the fairway with his second.
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Use a roughly 1-inch round cutter to punch out doughnut holes.
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Carve 07, her latest chair for Gervasoni, has a mahogany back with circles of different sizes punched out, an unexpected detail in a piece that recalls African tribal stools.
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Wellesley 3, Braintree 0 — Jay Driver threw all seven innings, punching out five batters to earn the win for the Raiders.
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Entry was gained by punching out the key holes on the passenger side door.
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Oosthuizen, who was 3-under through his first eight holes, had to punch out after an errant tee shot and then three-putted for a double bogey.
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His counterpart and fellow Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel punched out five in six innings of two-run ball.
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First Known Use of punch out
1893
punch out Synonyms
Synonyms
bash, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, drub, flog, hammer, hide, lace, lash, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over;
Related Words
assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp;
blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap;
Phrases
beat up on;
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