punch out
verb
punched out; punching out; punches out
Definition of punch out (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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The first known use of punch-out was in 1893
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