punch in
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Also, . Check in at a job upon arrival, as in You have to punch in or you won't get paid , or In this office no one has to punch a clock . This usage alludes to the use of a time clock, which has a button an employee punches or strikes to record the time of arrival on a card. [1920s] Also see punch out , def. 1.
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Keyboard data into a computer, as in He was careful about punching in all the payments . [Mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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Franklin landed a right in the fourth, and Itauma just smiled, but he will face bigger punches in the future.
From BBC
“I had prepared for a denial,” Hassan said, “but seeing those words in writing felt like a punch in the heart.”
Enrolling is usually as easy as punching in your name, phone number and email address, and it’s usually free.
From MarketWatch
Earlier this month, Norris played up his apparent indestructibility by throwing punches in an Instagram posting celebrating his 86th birthday.
It was like a knife you could cut through time, a hole you could punch in the universe.
From Literature
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