"uppercut" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-uppercut.ogg [Australia] Forms: uppercuts [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌt Etymology: upper + cut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|upper|cut}} upper + cut Head templates: {{en-noun}} uppercut (plural uppercuts)
  1. (boxing) A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin. Categories (topical): Boxing Translations (in boxing): ъ́перкът (ǎ́perkǎt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), у́дар изотдо́лу (natively) (Bulgarian), opstoot [masculine] (Dutch), uppercut [masculine] (Dutch), kohokoukku (Finnish), uppari (Finnish), uppercut [masculine] (French), Uppercut [masculine] (German), Aufwärtshaken [masculine] (German), felütés (Hungarian), dorn aníos [masculine] (Irish), buille in airde [masculine] (Irish), sergozzone [masculine] (Italian), アッパーカット (appākatto) (Japanese), アッパー (appā) (Japanese), аперкат (aperkat) [masculine] (Macedonian), hak [masculine] (Polish), gancho (Portuguese), cruza (Portuguese), upercut [neuter] (Romanian), апперко́т (apperkót) [masculine] (Russian), aperkat [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gancho al mentón [masculine] (Spanish), uppercut [common-gender] (Swedish), หมัดเสย (Thai), หมัดสอยดาว (Thai)
    Sense id: en-uppercut-en-noun-CRNg5RKu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 53 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 45 4 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of 'in boxing': 77 23
  2. (cricket) A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-uppercut-en-noun-Xt~6n1PP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 53 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 45 4 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Audio: en-au-uppercut.ogg [Australia] Forms: uppercuts [present, singular, third-person], uppercutting [participle, present], uppercut [participle, past], uppercut [past]
Rhymes: -ʌt Etymology: upper + cut Etymology templates: {{compound|en|upper|cut}} upper + cut Head templates: {{en-verb|uppercuts|uppercutting|uppercut}} uppercut (third-person singular simple present uppercuts, present participle uppercutting, simple past and past participle uppercut)
  1. To strike with an uppercut.
    Sense id: en-uppercut-en-verb-LeFjeV3Z

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "upper",
        "3": "cut"
      },
      "expansion": "upper + cut",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "upper + cut",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "uppercuts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uppercutting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uppercut",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uppercut",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uppercuts",
        "2": "uppercutting",
        "3": "uppercut"
      },
      "expansion": "uppercut (third-person singular simple present uppercuts, present participle uppercutting, simple past and past participle uppercut)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To strike with an uppercut."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-uppercut.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/En-au-uppercut.ogg/En-au-uppercut.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/En-au-uppercut.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uppercut"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": údar izotdólu vs. natively",
  "path": [
    "uppercut"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "uppercut",
  "trace": ""
}

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