Synonyms for punched in
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : puhnch |
| Phonetic Transcription : pʌntʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for punched in Other synonyms for the word punched in
- appear
- arise
- at work
- attain
- be a guest
- be accessible
- be at
- be at disposal
- be convenient
- be handy
- be obtainable
- be present
- be ready
- be there
- be within view
- blow in
- bob up
- break through
- breeze in
- burst
- busy
- buzz
- catch
- check in
- clock in
- clocked in
- clocked in punched in
- close in
- come forth
- come into view
- come to light
- draw near
- drop in
- engaged
- expose
- fall by
- fall in
- flare
- frequent
- get
- get in
- go to
- happen
- haunt
- hit
- hit town
- in a job
- in gear
- issue
- laboring
- loom
- make an appearance
- make it
- make the scene
- materialize
- move
- move toward
- near
- obliged
- occur
- on the job
- originate
- pop in
- pop up
- present
- punch in
- punch the clock
- punched in
- put in an appearance
- reach
- recur
- ring in
- rise
- roll in
- show
- show up
- sign in
- sit in on
- sky in
- spring
- spring in
- surface
- time in
- turn out
- turn up
- visit
- weigh in
- wind up at
- working
Définition of punched in
Origin :- "to thrust, push; jostle;" also, "prod, to drive (cattle, etc.) by poking and prodding," late 14c., from Old French ponchonner "to punch, prick, stamp," from ponchon "pointed tool, piercing weapon" (see punch (n.1)). Meaning "to pierce, emboss with a tool" is from early 15c.; meaning "to stab, puncture" is from mid-15c. To punch a ticket, etc., is from mid-15c. To punch the clock "record one's arrival at or departure from the workplace using an automated timing device" is from 1900. Related: Punched; punching.
- Perhaps you are some great big chief, who has a lot to say.Who lords it o'er the common herd who chance to come your way;Well, here is where your arrogance gets a dreadful shock,When you march up, like a private, salute, and PUNCH THE CLOCK.[from "Punch the Clock," by "The Skipper," "The Commercial Telegraphers' Journal," May 1912]
- Specialized sense "to hit with the fist" first recorded 1520s. Cf. Latin pugnare "to fight with the fists," from a root meaning "to pierce, sting." In English this was probably influenced by punish; "punch" or "punsch" for "punish" is found in documents from 14c.-15c.:
- punchyth me, Lorde, and spare my blyssyd wyff Anne. [Coventry Mystery Plays, late 15c.]
- To punch (someone) out "beat up" is from 1971.
- As in on duty : adj working
- As in attend : verb be present at
- As in turn up : verb come, arrive
- As in come : verb advance, approach
- As in appear : verb come into sight
Antonyms for punched in
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