punched out; punching out; punches 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
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
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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
Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Make an appointment with a good boot fitter to get the toe or ankle punched out, if necessary.
—Kim Kircher, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2013
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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
Verb
Batted and tipped passes led to two Matthew Stafford interceptions, and running back Blake Corum fumbled on a carry when the ball was punched out by Alohi Gilman and the Chargers recovered.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Make an appointment with a good boot fitter to get the toe or ankle punched out, if necessary.
—Kim Kircher, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2013
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“Punch-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch-out. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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