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punch in

punch in verb: to enter a workplace by punching a timecard.

Verb

punch in (third-person singular simple present punches in, present participle punching in, simple past and past participle punched in)

  1. (US, intransitive) To enter a workplace by punching a timecard.
    • I'm going to punch in a bit early today to get more work done.
    Synonyms:
    clock in
  2. (colloquial, transitive) To input values to a computer or a calculator.
    • Just punch in the numbers and it will give you an estimate of the cost.
  3. (slang) To score.

Synonyms of punch in

Antonyms

Forms of punch in

third-person singular presentpunches in
present participlepunching in
past participlepunched in
pastpunched in

Questions about punch in

What does punch in mean?
Punch in means to enter a workplace by punching a timecard.
What part of speech is punch in?
Punch in is a verb.
What is the past tense of punch in?
The past tense of punch in is punched in.

Words near punch in in the dictionary

  1. punch hole cloud
  2. punch hole clouds
  3. punch holes
  4. punch house
  5. punch houses
  6. punch in
  7. punch it
  8. punch line
  9. punch lines
  10. punch list
  11. punch lists

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