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uppercut
noun as in blow
Strong matches
Weak match
noun as in hit
verb as in hit
Strong matches
Weak matches
- give a black eye
- knock around
- let fly
- let have it
- ride roughshod
Example Sentences
With the names of his children, Betty and George, etched on his shorts, Allen started to stalk Makhmudov, with a massive body shot followed by a right uppercut landing in the fifth round.
"I've tried to stay present, but the past jumped into my head and the future jumped into my head as well. I gave myself a few uppercuts and tried to stay present," he said.
Finally, on July 18, 2022, the couple sat across from a neurologist who delivered the diagnosis with all the delicacy of an uppercut.
Mayor Karen Bass, not known as a public brawler until recently, is ducking punches and throwing her own jabs and uppercuts.
Chavez's best moments came in the ninth round when he landed an uppercut and right hook.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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