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uppercuts

  • plural
    of uppercut.
    uppercut
    noun
    a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.
  • present tense form
    of uppercut (3rd person singular).
    uppercut
    noun
    a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary's chin.

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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

Rea, 27, landed power punches but Arthur, 34, fought fire with fire with stinging uppercuts as the intensity rarely dropped over 12 rounds.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

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