punch a time clock

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• time clock — n. to punch a time clock …   Combinatory dictionary

• punch in the clock (to) —  Report for work; punch a time card at a factory.  ► “ If a student is late, she must punch in on the keypad and report to the feared attendance office.” (Automatic ID News, Sept. 1994, p. 37) …   American business jargon

• Time clock — Early 20th century time clock made by IBM. The face shows employee numbers which would be dialed up by employees entering and leaving the factory. The day and time of entry and exit was punched onto cards inside the box A time clock, sometimes… …   Wikipedia

• time clock — noun A device that records, on timecards, the times that employees start and finish work. Syn: punch clock …   Wiktionary

• punch — punch1 [punch] n. [prob. < var. of ponchon: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a) a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc. b) a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to… …   English World dictionary

• punch the clock — punch the (time) clock (of an employee) punch in or out ■ be employed in a conventional job with regular hours …   Useful english dictionary

• punch — punch1 puncher, n. /punch/, n. 1. a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist. 2. forcefulness, effectiveness, or pungency in content or appeal; power; zest: a letter to voters that needs more punch. 3. pull punches, a. to lessen deliberately the force… …   Universalium

• punch — I [[t]pʌntʃ[/t]] n. 1) a thrusting blow, esp. with the fist 2) cvb forcefulness or effectiveness; power 3) to give a sharp thrust or blow to, esp. with the fist 4) brit. dial. Western U.S. and Canada. to drive (cattle) 5) to poke or prod, as with …   From formal English to slang

• punch in — verb register one s arrival at work (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑clock in, ↑clock on • Ant: ↑punch out, ↑clock out (for: ↑clock in) …   Useful english dictionary

• punch out — verb register one s departure from work • Syn: ↑clock out, ↑clock off • Ant: ↑punch in, ↑clock in (for: ↑clock out) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• clock — 1 noun (C) 1 an instrument in a room or on a public building that shows what time it is: The clock was ticking on the mantelpiece. | the clock strikes three/half past four etc: The church clock struck midnight. | the clock says... (=the clock… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English