ˈpunch-clock
1punch clock — noun A device that records, on timecards, the times that employees start and finish work. Syn: time clock …
2punch — punch1 [punch] n. [prob. < var. of ponchon: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a) a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc. b) a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to… …
3Punch the Clock — Album par Elvis Costello Sortie 5 août 1983 Enregistrement 1983 Durée 45:19 Genre Rock Producteur …
4punch the clock — US ► WORKPLACE to record the time that you begin and end work, especially by using a special machine to make a hole in a card: »Workers are required to punch the clock at an increasingly early hour. Main Entry: ↑punch …
5punch the clock — punch the (time) clock (of an employee) punch in or out ■ be employed in a conventional job with regular hours …
6punch in — verb register one s arrival at work (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑clock in, ↑clock on • Ant: ↑punch out, ↑clock out (for: ↑clock in) …
7punch — punch1 S3 [pʌntʃ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(make holes)¦ 3¦(push buttons)¦ 4 punch holes in somebody s argument/idea/plans etc 5 punch the air 6 punch somebody s lights out 7 punch the clock 8¦(cattle)¦ Phrasal verbs …
8punch out — verb register one s departure from work • Syn: ↑clock out, ↑clock off • Ant: ↑punch in, ↑clock in (for: ↑clock out) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9clock in — verb register one s arrival at work • Syn: ↑punch in, ↑clock on • Ant: ↑punch out (for: ↑punch in), ↑clock out • Hypernyms: ↑ …
10punch — punch1 puncher, n. /punch/, n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch. 3. pull punches, a. to lessen deliberately the force… …
