"kidney punch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kidney punches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kidney punch (plural kidney punches)
  1. A blow struck with the fist to the lower back region, capable of causing serious internal injury and not permitted under the rules of boxing. Categories (topical): Boxing Synonyms: kidney-punch Related terms: body blow
    Sense id: en-kidney_punch-en-noun-6lkP08qD Disambiguation of Boxing: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8

Verb

Forms: kidney punches [present, singular, third-person], kidney punching [participle, present], kidney punched [participle, past], kidney punched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} kidney punch (third-person singular simple present kidney punches, present participle kidney punching, simple past and past participle kidney punched)
  1. To deliver such a blow.
    Sense id: en-kidney_punch-en-verb-nwGVpC5A

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