# punch out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To repeatedly hit a person.
2. To hit a person so that they become unconscious (knocked out).
3. To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored.
4. To leave a workplace by punching a timecard.
5. To leave a workplace.
6. To eject from an airplane.
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.
9. To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/punch-out