uppercut


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up·per·cut

 (ŭp′ər-kŭt′)
n.
A swinging blow directed upward, as to a boxing opponent's chin.
tr. & intr.v. up·per·cut, up·per·cut·ting, up·per·cuts
To hit (another) with or deliver an uppercut.
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uppercut

(ˈʌpəˌkʌt)
n
(Boxing) a short swinging upward blow with the fist delivered at an opponent's chin
vb, -cuts, -cutting or -cut
(Boxing) to hit (an opponent) with an uppercut
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up•per•cut

(ˈʌp ərˌkʌt)

n., v. -cut, -cut•ting. n.
1. a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.
v.t.
2. to strike (an opponent) with an uppercut.
v.i.
3. to deliver an uppercut.
[1840–50]
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uppercut


Past participle: uppercut
Gerund: uppercutting

Imperative
uppercut
uppercut
Present
I uppercut
you uppercut
he/she/it uppercuts
we uppercut
you uppercut
they uppercut
Preterite
I uppercut
you uppercut
he/she/it uppercut
we uppercut
you uppercut
they uppercut
Present Continuous
I am uppercutting
you are uppercutting
he/she/it is uppercutting
we are uppercutting
you are uppercutting
they are uppercutting
Present Perfect
I have uppercut
you have uppercut
he/she/it has uppercut
we have uppercut
you have uppercut
they have uppercut
Past Continuous
I was uppercutting
you were uppercutting
he/she/it was uppercutting
we were uppercutting
you were uppercutting
they were uppercutting
Past Perfect
I had uppercut
you had uppercut
he/she/it had uppercut
we had uppercut
you had uppercut
they had uppercut
Future
I will uppercut
you will uppercut
he/she/it will uppercut
we will uppercut
you will uppercut
they will uppercut
Future Perfect
I will have uppercut
you will have uppercut
he/she/it will have uppercut
we will have uppercut
you will have uppercut
they will have uppercut
Future Continuous
I will be uppercutting
you will be uppercutting
he/she/it will be uppercutting
we will be uppercutting
you will be uppercutting
they will be uppercutting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been uppercutting
you have been uppercutting
he/she/it has been uppercutting
we have been uppercutting
you have been uppercutting
they have been uppercutting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been uppercutting
you will have been uppercutting
he/she/it will have been uppercutting
we will have been uppercutting
you will have been uppercutting
they will have been uppercutting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been uppercutting
you had been uppercutting
he/she/it had been uppercutting
we had been uppercutting
you had been uppercutting
they had been uppercutting
Conditional
I would uppercut
you would uppercut
he/she/it would uppercut
we would uppercut
you would uppercut
they would uppercut
Past Conditional
I would have uppercut
you would have uppercut
he/she/it would have uppercut
we would have uppercut
you would have uppercut
they would have uppercut
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uppercut


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Bent-arm punch delivered upward to the chin.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.uppercut - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)uppercut - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
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Translations
لَكْمَة إلى أعلى نَحو الذَّقْن
zvedák
aperkat
felütés
upphögg
smūgis iš apačios
aperkots, sitiens no apakšas
aparküt

uppercut

[ˈʌpəkʌt] Nuppercut m, gancho m a la cara
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uppercut

[ˈʌpərkʌt] nuppercut mupper hand n
to have the upper hand → avoir le dessusUpper House n
the Upper House (gen)la Chambre haute; (in Britain)la Chambre des lords; (in France, in the US)le Sénatupper jaw nmâchoire f supérieureupper lip nlèvre f supérieureupper middle class
adjdes classes moyennes aisées
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uppercut

[ˈʌpəˌkʌt] n (Boxing) → uppercut m inv, montante m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

uppercut

(ˈapəkat) noun
in boxing etc, a blow aimed upwards, eg to the chin.
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References in classic literature ?
Again, in the seventh, Danny achieved the diabolical inside uppercut. He succeeded only in staggering Rivera, but, in the ensuing moment of defenseless helplessness, he smashed him with another blow through the ropes.
Through the eighth round his opponent strove vainly to repeat the uppercut. In the ninth, Rivera stunned the house again.
Ponta hurled himself upon him with terrific force, delivering an uppercut and a straight punch.
The fact that I was armed only with a long-sword, and so according to the laws and ethics of battle everywhere upon Barsoom should only have been met with a similar or lesser weapon, seemed to have no effect upon the moral sense of my enemy, for he whipped out his revolver ere I scarce had touched the floor by his side, but an uppercut from my long-sword sent it flying from his grasp before he could discharge it.
Pacquiao then landed a right uppercut only to be answered with a straight from Thurman.
Rivas temporarily steadied the ship but Whyte remained in control, working his jab and unleashing an uppercut through Rivas's defence in round five.
Dato pinned Lopez to the ropes and hit him with a thunderous uppercut to the midsection.
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Towering Ali, who meets the Scouser in his own city on March 30, drove home a right uppercut with such wrecking-ball power, I feared Villa Park's Holte Suite may be the setting for boxing's first decapitation.
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GUTSY Michael Watson was leading on points in a world title clash in North London when Chris Eubank delivered a devastating uppercut.
The future Hall of Famer unloaded a left uppercut that forced Matthysee on his knee-his third on the canvas-as referee Kenny Bayless wasted no time to halt the title match at two minutes and 43 seconds of the seventh round.