PUNCHOUT

Punch-Out!!

is a series of boxing video games created by Nintendo's general manager Genyo Takeda, and his partner Makoto Wada. It started in the arcades simply as Punch-Out!!, which was followed by a sequel Super Punch-Out!!. It has since spanned home consoles, including the Famicom and NES Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, an SNES and Super Famicom sequel Super Punch-Out!!, and a Wii sequel Punch-Out!!. In November 2009, Platinum Club Nintendo members received a code to download Doc Louis's Punch-Out!!, which features a fight between series protagonist Little Mac and his mentor Doc Louis. The series also had a spin-off ...


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punch out

Noun

  1. An instance of a called third strike.
    Jones' punch out happened with the bases juiced.

Verb

  1. To repeatedly hit a person
  2. To hit so they become unconscious (knocked out)
    I'm going to punch out that SOB and leave him laying on the ground bleeding.
  3. To use a punch to remove a piece of material or to remove a piece already scored.
    ''I spent all day punching out the die cut decals.
  4. To eject from an airplane.
    With the engine on fire he had to punch out and hit the silk.
  5. To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.
    The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.
  6. To throw a called third strike.
    Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth.


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