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uppercut
[ uhp-er-kuht ]
noun
- a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.
- Bridge. a play of a higher trump than necessary knowing it can be overtrumped by an opponent but that if overtrumped, one or more trump winners in the hand of one's partner will be established.
verb (used with object)
- to strike (an opponent) with an uppercut.
verb (used without object)
- to deliver an uppercut.
- Bridge. to make an uppercut.
uppercut
/ ˈʌ±èəˌ°ìÊŒ³Ù /
noun
- a short swinging upward blow with the fist delivered at an opponent's chin
verb
- to hit (an opponent) with an uppercut
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Mayer connected with a right and left in the fourth, before landed flashy combinations and hurtful uppercuts to dominate the fifth and sixth as world champions Terence Crawford and Shakur Stevenson watched from ringside.
"That is the fight where he famously lifts Joe Frazier off the ground with an uppercut. That is George Foreman," Bunce said.
Donovan seemed to use downstairs as his target with Crocker bringing the uppercut into play but he would find himself with a huge welt under the left eye by the end of the fourth.
Drakeo and his crew held their own: exchanging jabs and uppercuts.
Bakole found some success, drawing blood from Parker's nose with an uppercut followed by a stinging left to the body.
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