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Meanings of punch out in English

Register one's departure from work.

Synonyms
Examples for "clock out"
Examples for "clock out"
1
We're going to clock out and go off duty in about five minutes.
Secret of the seventh son
2
I had less than an hour until I could clock out.
My Fight/Your Fight
3
The Panthers then ran the clock out to preserve the win.
Reuters
4
ROMULUS: Why did the Helvetian moron throw the water clock out the window?
X-treme latin: lingua latina extrema: all the latin you need to ...
5
That's an unlawful request because it's asking people to clock out and continue working.
Radio NZ
1
Or at least put the right policies in place before you clock off.
News.com.au
2
That's why I'd taken to knocking my alarm clock off my bedside table.
Boy’s Life
3
The alarm was raised when he failed to clock off later in the day.
The Irish Times
4
Morelli reached out and knocked the clock off the nightstand.
Hard eight
5
And even when we clock off, technology has blurred the lines between work and leisure.
The Irish Times
Usage of punch out in English
1
If she says that one more time, I'll punch out her lights.
Be Careful What You Wish For...
2
The conductor nodded back and took another punch out of his ticket.
The new yorker
3
One loses his sword and I see him punch out in rage.
The Lady of the Rivers
4
She suddenly looked as if she burned to punch out his lights.
Funland
5
No one drinks punch out of a central punch bowl any more.
The poison eaters: and other stories
6
Zach had a sudden urge to punch out the little rat himself.
Stroke of Enticement
7
In fact, Jake was ready to punch out anyone who didn't appreciate Amy.
Foul play
8
He began to punch out the prices on the cash register.
The Pariah
9
It would take thirty seconds to walk to the clock and punch out.
Walking dead
10
Now quit messing around so we can punch out of here.
Logos Run
11
I kick the door and then punch out the creep inside.
Freaks and revelations
12
Now I punch out of the edge of the check a few tiny disks.
Disputed Handwriting / An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensiv...
13
I fumbled for my radio and started hollering for my crew to punch out.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
14
One girl of average dexterity is able to punch out one hundred gross per day.
Rides on Railways
15
Vespasian turned away and headed for the time clock to punch out without another word.
American empire: blood and iron
16
Why'd he choose this exact spot to punch out?
Back on murder
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Punch out through the time
Punch out across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common