uppercut

[uhp-er-kuht] / ˈʌp ərˌkʌt /

NOUN

blow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump concussion impact jab jolt kick punch shock slap stroke

STRONG

KO bang bash bat belt biff blindside bop buffet clip clout clump collision crack cut ding jar knock knockout lick percussion poke pound rap slam slug smack smash sock strike swat swing swipe thrust thump thwack wallop whack whomp zap

WEAK

knuckle sandwich

NOUN

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bat blow punch shot swing

STRONG

bang belt bonk box buffet butt chop clip clout collision cuff glance impact knock lick paste pat plunk rap roundhouse shock slap slog smack smash sock spank stroke swat swipe tap wallop whammy whop zap zinger

WEAK

bell-ringer fisticuff one-two punch

VERB

hit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bat batter beat belt blast kick knock knock out nail pop punch slap smack whack

STRONG

KO bang bash blitz box brain buffet bump clap clip clobber clout club crack cudgel cuff dab ding flail flax flog hammer hook jab lace lambaste larrup lather lob pellet pelt percuss pound rap sock stone swat tap thrash thump thwack trash wallop whang

WEAK

give a black eye knock around let fly let have it ride roughshod

Example Sentences

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Usyk responded with a sharp double uppercut in the second, but Verhoeven absorbed it well and fired back with two right hands of his own.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"The first two rounds I thought it would go the distance. Then in the fifth round when I caught with him the uppercut, I thought 'did I really do that?'"

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

Finally, on July 18, 2022, the couple sat across from a neurologist who delivered the diagnosis with all the delicacy of an uppercut.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Somewhere Alfred found a little extra strength, he reached all the way down for it, and the next time the red glove missed he threw his weight behind a short right uppercut.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

uppercut

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