punch out phrasal verb American English (see also punch)

1. to record the time that you leave work, by putting a card into a special machine Synonym : clock out British English

2. punch somebody out to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

punch out
punch out (someone/something)
to hit someone or something.
Barry lost his job for punching out his boss.

He loved to hang out at local taverns and punch people out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

to use a special machine to record the time you stop working.
Workers are kicking mud off their shoes and punching out at the construction trailer, weary after another 12-hour day.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

punch out something
punch out (someone/something)
to hit someone or something.
Barry lost his job for punching out his boss.

He loved to hang out at local taverns and punch people out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

to use a special machine to record the time you stop working.
Workers are kicking mud off their shoes and punching out at the construction trailer, weary after another 12-hour day.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

punch out someone
punch out (someone/something)
to hit someone or something.
Barry lost his job for punching out his boss.

He loved to hang out at local taverns and punch people out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

punch out (something)
1.
to press buttons or keys on a computer or other device.
In a panic, she grabbed her mobile phone and punched out 911.

You'd hand a page to the operator and write the next one while he was punching the first page out.

2.
to press something hard to remove it from something larger of which it is a part.
The ceiling panel was punched out so workers could reach the wires above it.

First you have to cut along the lines of each piece with a razor blade, and then you can punch it out.

to use a special machine to record the time you stop working.
Workers are kicking mud off their shoes and punching out at the construction trailer, weary after another 12-hour day.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲