punch in

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punch in (third-person singular simple present punches in, present participle punching in, simple past and past participle punched in)

1. (intransitive, US) To enter a workplace by punching a timecard.

   I'm going to punch in a bit early today to get more work done.

2. (transitive, colloquial) To input values to a computer or a calculator.

   Just punch in the numbers and it will give you an estimate of the cost.

3. (sports, slang) To score. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

• (to punch a time card): clock in

• punch out