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punch out

verb

  1. to remove by hitting
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. Nonstandard spelling of punchout.

verb

  1. To repeatedly hit a person.
  2. 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. 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. To leave a workplace by punching a timecard.

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

  5. To leave a workplace.
  6. To eject from an airplane.

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

  7. To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.
  8. 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. To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.

    Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth.