uppercut

From upper +‎ cut.

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• Rhymes: -ʌt

uppercut (plural uppercuts)

1. (boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
2. (cricket) A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.

uppercut (third-person singular simple present uppercuts, present participle uppercutting, simple past and past participle uppercut)

1. To strike with an uppercut.

Borrowed from English uppercut.

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• Hyphenation: up‧per‧cut

uppercut m (plural uppercuts, diminutive uppercutje n)

1. (boxing, martial arts) uppercut

   Synonym: opstoot

Borrowed from English.

• IPA^(key): /œ.pɛʁ.kœt/, /y.pɛʁ.kyt/

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uppercut m (plural uppercuts)

1. uppercut

• “uppercut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Unadapted borrowing from English uppercut.

uppercut m (invariable)

1. uppercut

   Synonym: montante