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punch out

verb 9
punch-out adjective 1
forms 3

verb9

To repeatedly hit a person.
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(US) To leave a workplace by punching a timecard.
- I'm going to punch out a bit early today.
To leave a workplace.
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To hit a person so that they become unconscious (knocked out).
- I'm going to punch out that SOB and leave him lying on the ground bleeding.
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To eject from an airplane.
- With the engine on fire he had to punch out and hit the silk.
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To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored.
- I spent all day punching out the die cut decals.
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To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.
- The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.
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To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.
- Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth.
To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.

punch-out adjective1

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Capable of being punched out of its original place, typically with little physical effort.
- This pop-up book has a punch-out poster of the main character in the middle.

forms

punched out · punching out · punches out

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