Home › Words › P › punchoutpunchoutpunchout means strikeout.EtymologyDeverbal from punch out.nounstrikeoutDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.strikeout 65% match — An instance or the act of yielding nothing. vs punchout →outpunch 63% match — To punch harder or better than. vs punchout →cockpunch 62% match — A strike to the groin vs punchout →counterpunch 61% match — A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match: a return blow, a retaliatory blow. vs punchout →putout 60% match — A play in which a batter is retired. vs punchout →punchball 59% match — A simplified version of the sport of baseball, where players use their fists as a bat and a softer ball. vs punchout →superstrike 57% match — A remarkable or huge strike (in various senses). vs punchout →puncher 56% match — A person who punches (in a specified manner). vs punchout →