punch in

1. 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.

2. Keyboard data into a computer, as in He was careful about punching in all the payments . [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

But the aerial attack continued on their ensuing possession, as Maiava hit three more pass plays of 20-plus yards before punching in a touchdown himself.

From Los Angeles Times

And he pulled no punches in alerting the nation to the danger that awaits us.

From Salon

A police officer was punched in the face and four people were arrested in Canary Wharf in east London during a protest against hotels being used to house asylum seekers.

From BBC

A man who was apprehended and pinned to the ground by federal officials was punched in the face, according to a statement by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.

From Los Angeles Times

"I know what this means to people, I know how this feels, this is a punch in the stomach for every single person that has just heard this news," said Goldsborough.

From BBC

Related Words

• arrive 
• come 
• come out 
• crop up 
• develop 
• emerge 
• materialize 
• occur 
• pop up 
• present 
• show 
• show up 
• surface 
• turn out 
• turn up