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punch in

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punch someone in something
to strike someone in some body part. Tony punched Nick in the side. Why didn't you punch that mean guy in the nose?
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punch something in

to crush or smash something in. Who punched the cereal box in? Who punched in the cereal box?
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punch in

to record one's arrival at one's workplace at a certain time. What time did you punch in? I punched in at the regular time.
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punch in
to use a special machine to record the time you start working If we punch in at 9 a.m., our actual starting time, the company automatically docks us 15 minutes.
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punch in something also punch something in

to enter information on a computer or other device by pressing keys You punch in your code to get cash or your bank balance. Each door has a number pad, and for security you have to punch a number in to open the door.
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Yea, verily, hearts alive, we'd brew choice punch in the spread of his spout-hole there, and from that live punch-bowl quaff the living stuff
Saxon saw Punch, the little, rough-coated Skye-terrier with the honest eyes (who had plodded for weary months), gone lame and abandoned; she saw Daisy, the chit of a child, hide Punch in the wagon.
up go the windows, out run the people, onward bear the mob, a whole audience desert Punch in the very thickest of the plot, and, joining the rushing throng, swell the shout, and lend fresh vigour to the cry, 'Stop thief
 
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