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punch-out

punch-out is the alternative spelling of punchout.

Meaning of punchout

Noun

punchout (plural punchouts)

  1. strikeout

Adjective

punch-out (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being punched out of its original place, typically with little physical effort.
    • This pop-up book has a punch-out poster of the main character in the middle.

Forms of punch-out

pluralpunch-outs

Origin of punch-out

Deverbal from punch out.

Questions about punch-out

What does punch-out mean?
Punch-out means capable of being punched out of its original place, typically with little physical effort.
What is punch-out the alternative spelling of?
Punch-out is the alternative spelling of punchout.
What part of speech is punch-out?
Punch-out is an adjective.

Words near punch-out in the dictionary

  1. punch-downs
  2. punch-drunk
  3. punch-drunkenness
  4. punch-hole
  5. punch-holes
  6. punch-out
  7. punch-outs
  8. punch-press
  9. punch-presses
  10. punch-up
  11. punch-up session

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Adapted from Wiktionary: punch-out (page history and authors); punchout (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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