punch
verb [ T ]
uk/pʌnʃ/ usto make a hole in something using a special tool or machine:
I have to punch my time card when I come into work every morning.
punch a hole in sth They brought in a team of specialists to punch holes in the steel boiler.
punch above your weight
to be successful or important in a particular way in spite of not being very big:
The internet offers opportunities for small businesses to punch above their weight.
It's a small nation that consistently punches above its weight in the international arena.
punch the clock US
WORKPLACE
to record the time that you begin and end work, especially by using a special machine to make a hole in a card:
Workers are required to punch the clock at an increasingly early hour.
Phrasal verbs
punch in
punch out