punch out
verb- To repeatedly hit a person.
- To hit a person so that they become unconscious (knocked out). · I'm going to punch out that SOB and leave him lying on the ground bleeding.
- To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored. · I spent all day punching out the die cut decals.
- To leave a workplace by punching a timecard. · I'm going to punch out a bit early today.
- To leave a workplace.
- To eject from an airplane. · With the engine on fire he had to punch out and hit the silk.
- To extract data from a computer by the use of a keyboard.
- To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically. · The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.
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