as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people
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Recent Examples of punch-out
Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
In his first start in the big leagues, Festa struggled to turn his excellent stuff into strikeouts, giving up five runs with two punch-outs in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
After a wayward drive, Morikawa had to punch out from the pine straw.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
In his first start in the big leagues, Festa struggled to turn his excellent stuff into strikeouts, giving up five runs with two punch-outs in five innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
Noun
Armed with a devastating splitter, Cruz has punched out 35 batters over 23.2 innings.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
After a wayward drive, Morikawa had to punch out from the pine straw.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for punch-out
Verb
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In the video, the mother dog stays close to her pup, licking him and standing over him protectively.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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While her Nickelodeon and Disney peers have seemingly all had at least one major scandal to their names (ranging from incessant twerking and licking unpurchased donuts to near-fatal overdoses), Palmer’s celebrity was, in part, defined by her lack of verifiable scandals.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
Noun
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This started as a four-man fistfight with Punk and Zayn standing tall early.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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During their subsequent fistfight high above the fortress, Duke delivered the decisive headbutt that sent Lyle plunging to his death off the sofa back.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
18 June 2025
Verb
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Eight airports in different states appeared to have dropped the requirement, in place since 2006 after a British man in 2001 attempted to destroy an airliner with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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The Transportation Security Administration adopted the no-shoes rule in 2006 after a British man boarded a 2001 American Airlines flight with explosives hidden in a shoe.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Hole-in-the-Wall, a unique rock formation that has a large arch carved through it by the relentless pounding of the ocean.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
7 July 2025
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On Friday, torrential rain pounded the region, causing the Guadalupe River in Kerr County to rise 26 feet in just 45 minutes -- the second-highest on record, officials said .—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.—
Thomas Urbain,
Fortune,
29 June 2025
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The president also lashed out at economists who predicted his administration’s tariffs could cause a recession.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Despite their erratic bullpen, and injuries and mediocre performances from much of their starting rotation, the Braves feel a lot better about their overall situation because their offense is again potent enough to keep them in most games and win plenty of slugfests.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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From there, the two threw caution to the wind and engaged in a slugfest that Abdul-Malik got the best of.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
Verb
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An Italian meringue involves carefully and slowly drizzling a hot sugar syrup into egg whites while whipping them.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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The comet will also whip by Mars on October 2 at 18 million miles (30 million kilometers) from the red planet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.—
David Szalay,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Punch-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punch-out. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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