punch-out
1 of 2noun
ˈpənch-ˌau̇t 
1
: fistfight
2
: strikeout
punch out
2 of 2verb
punched out; punching out; punches out
intransitive verb
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
transitive verb
1
: to beat up
2
: strike out
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
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Example Sentences
Verb you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people
Recent Examples on the Web
Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The Bulldogs ran Zamir White and James Cook as a 1-2 punch out of the backfield with both rushing for more than 700 yards each. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022 Captain Britain does not punch out bad guys as often as Captain America. Christian Holub, EW.com, 21 July 2022 Mark off a pattern with an erasable wax pencil, then use a medium drill bit to punch out a dotted outline of your image. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 Five pitches later, Suarez painted a 2-and-2 fastball to punch out Trevor Story, turning to pump his fist and roar. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 See More
Verb
Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2022 Due to this, when the shift ends there’s always a long line of people waiting their turn to punch out. Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 The Bulldogs ran Zamir White and James Cook as a 1-2 punch out of the backfield with both rushing for more than 700 yards each. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022 Captain Britain does not punch out bad guys as often as Captain America. Christian Holub, EW.com, 21 July 2022 Mark off a pattern with an erasable wax pencil, then use a medium drill bit to punch out a dotted outline of your image. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 Five pitches later, Suarez painted a 2-and-2 fastball to punch out Trevor Story, turning to pump his fist and roar. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1893, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
punched out
verb
as in licked
to strike repeatedly you should take a course in anger management—you can't go around punching out people Synonyms & Similar Words
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- licked
- pounded
- lashed
- whipped
- worked over
- hit
- beat
- knocked
- attacked
- slapped
- did
- battered
- punched
- pelted
- beat up on
- smashed
- hided
- slammed
- spanked
- assaulted
- thumped
- batted
- chopped
- pommelled
- pommeled
- mauled
- pummeled
- bashed
- bunged up
- smacked
- whacked
- roughed (up)
- bludgeoned
- buffeted
- boxed
- slated
- laid on
- hammered
- switched
- messed (up)
- belabored
- thrashed
- whupped
- swiped
- lathered
- clubbed
- curried
- tanned
- laced
- paddled
- whapped
- raided
- pummelled
- wounded
- lambasted
- threshed
- flogged
- fibbed
- belted
- walloped
- descended (on or upon)
- jumped (on)
- tromped
- basted
- cudgeled
- whaled
- cracked
- slogged
- birched
- drubbed
- stormed
- fustigated
- rushed
- whopped
- blackjacked
- pasted
- swatted
- pounced (on or upon)
- assailed
- clobbered
- beset
- socked
- strapped
- cowhided
- whammed
- thwacked
- cuffed
- bust
- lammed
- busted
- rawhided
- clouted
- cudgelled
- lacerated
- leathered
- mutilated
- scourged
- horsewhipped
- caned
- whomped
- flagellated
- maimed
- mangled
- gored
- pistol-whipped
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