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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
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.
A sharp right hook to the body, followed by a thudding left hook and a crisp left uppercut brought an early end to Duka's night.
They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.
They landed simultaneously in the third before Cacace appeared to make the first bit of a dent as he got through with one of his trademark uppercuts.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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