punch-out

End your shift

A punch-out is a fistfight, especially a brief or decisive one: The argument escalated into a full punch-out.

In workplace contexts, punch-out refers to clocking out at the end of a shift, from the older practice of punching a time card.

In manufacturing, a punch-out is a perforated section designed to be pushed out: Remove the punch-out panel to install the new hardware.

boxing

knockout

Incapacitating final blow

  • jabQuick, straight blow
  • uppercutAscending boxing strike
  • hookCurved catching device

gloves · sparring · rounds · combinations · counterpunch · clinch · footwork · southpaw · orthodox · feint

videogame

Nintendo

Japanese video game company

  • Little MacVertically challenged prizefighter
  • arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
  • NES1980s home gaming system

retro · 8-bit · joystick · combos · knockout · championship · training

layoff

termination

Act of ending something

downsizing · redundancy · discharge · job loss · furlough · outplacement · exit interview · workforce reduction · restructuring · unemployment

timeclock

time card

Employee hours log

payroll · attendance · timestamp · factory · overtime · break · whistle · quitting time · shift change · employee

diecutting

perforated

Having holes throughout

press · sheet · tabs · slots · packaging · assembly · model kit · craft · insert · display

Categories
Opposites
timekeeping action

punch-outpunch-in

Register work arrival

punch in · clock in · sign in · check in · swipe in

physical removal action

punch-outpunch-in

Register work arrival

insert · attach · embed · plug in · join

conflict engagement

punch-outmake up

Facial beauty products

reconcile · make peace · shake hands · stand down · back off

Family

punch, out, punched, punching, punches, puncher, outs, outed, outing

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG