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punch a clock
Variant of punch
punch
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punch (punc̸h)
noun
- a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc.
- a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to be worked out
- a device or machine for making holes, cuts, etc. a paper punch
- the hole, cut, etc. made with a punch
Etymology: prob. < var. of ponchon: see puncheon
transitive verb
- to pierce, shape, stamp, cut, etc. with a punch
- to make (a hole, cut, etc.) with or as with a punch
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