punch out

Leave work officially

Punch out means to clock out of work by inserting a timecard into a machine that stamps the departure time: I punch out at five.

The phrase extends to any act of finishing or leaving: Let's punch out and grab a beer.

To punch someone out is to knock them unconscious with a blow.

In aviation, to punch out is to eject from an aircraft.

clock out

timecard

Employee hours record

attendance · payroll · hourly · wages · shift change · overtime · factory whistle · time tracking · 9-to-5 · labor

perforate

die cut

Stamped out by blade

slot · cutout · grommet · perforate · template · stencil · chad · notch

Categories
Opposites
timekeeping/work status

punch outpunch in

Register shift start

clock in · sign in · check in · log in · swipe in

physical cutting/removal

punch outpunch in

Register shift start

fill in · plug · insert · embed · seal

consciousness/alertness

punch outrevive

Restore consciousness or vigor

come to · wake up · bring around · rouse · resuscitate

Family

punch, out, punching, punched, punches, punchy, puncher, counterpunch, punchers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG