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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The warning signs became even clearer in the second when a left uppercut staggered Benn.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Just 20 seconds in, a right uppercut from Prenga sent Joshua crashing to the canvas and stunned the arena.
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
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
I knew how to take cover and wait for the perfect time to throw the uppercut.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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
I know—crazy, but I really do swing at the water, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, pretending that the splash is the sweat spraying off somebody.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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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