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punched in

punched in is the simple past and past participle of punch in.

Meaning of punch in

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.

Questions about punched in

What is punched in the simple past and past participle of?
Punched in is the simple past and past participle of punch in.

Words near punched in in the dictionary

  1. punched above one's weight
  2. punched below one's weight
  3. punched card
  4. punched cards
  5. punched down
  6. punched in
  7. punched out
  8. punched paper tape
  9. punched paper tapes
  10. punched pocket
  11. punched pockets

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