punch out

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punch out (third-person singular simple present punches out, present participle punching out, simple past and past participle punched out)

1. (transitive) To repeatedly hit a person.
2. (transitive) 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.

3. (transitive) 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.

4. (intransitive, US) To leave a workplace by punching a timecard.

   Antonyms: clock in, clock on, punch in

   I'm going to punch out a bit early today.

5. (intransitive) To leave a workplace.
6. (intransitive, aviation) To eject from an airplane.

   With the engine on fire he had to punch out and hit the silk.

7. (transitive, intransitive, computing) To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.
8. (transitive, baseball) 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.

9. (transitive, baseball, of a pitcher) To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.

   Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth.

punch out (plural punch outs)

1. (baseball) Nonstandard spelling of punchout.

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