uppercut
Americannoun
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uppercuts
plural
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a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.
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Bridge. a play of a higher trump than necessary knowing it can be overtrumped by an opponent but that if overtrumped, one or more trump winners in the hand of one's partner will be established.
verb (used with object)
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uppercuts,
present (3rd person singular)
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uppercut,
past participle, past
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uppercutting
present participle
verb (used without object)
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uppercuts,
present (3rd person singular)
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uppercut,
past participle, past
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uppercutting
present participle
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to deliver an uppercut.
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Bridge. to make an uppercut.
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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uppercutsimple
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uppercutssimple
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have uppercutperfect
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has uppercutperfect
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am uppercuttingprogressive
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are uppercuttingprogressive
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is uppercuttingprogressive
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have been uppercuttingperfect progressive
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has been uppercuttingperfect progressive
Past
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uppercutsimple
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had uppercutperfect
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was uppercuttingprogressive
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were uppercuttingprogressive
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had been uppercuttingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of uppercut
Example Sentences
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He was sensationally rocked by a huge uppercut from underdog Prenga in the opening round, and then hit the canvas again later in the round.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Though the Knicks were repeatedly knocked down through two quarters, they got back up and ultimately delivered a game-winning uppercut on a tip-in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
TKV found success with his left hook and Clarke with his uppercut, but both men soaked up the shots as if they were bouncing off stone.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 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
I ducked its attack and slammed home an uppercut.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Fury upped the tempo in the latter rounds, varying his attack and threading in several uppercuts, but Makhmudov absorbed them without ever really being shaken.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
It’s no Rumble in the Jungle, but watch out for the uppercuts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
One after the other, the girls trained with Ayub, shifting from right to left jabs, hooks and uppercuts at his command.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
Drakeo and his crew held their own: exchanging jabs and uppercuts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
High John danced between the iron monsters, tangling them up as they lunged at him and leaving them twisted in rusty knots, juicy targets for my hooks and uppercuts.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
For the first four rounds Williams fought with the assurance of a champion, deftly blocking Carter's bullish charges, jabbing and stabbing with lefts, uppercutting swift rights.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of irate, uppercutting critics, awaiting him in Washington are a stack of budget bills primped for his pen and a National Turkey urgently seeking presidential pardon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Round 3, Gavilan opened up with one of his famed flurries, pummeling with lefts, rights and his own uppercutting bolo punch.
From Time Magazine Archive
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