uppercut
noun
up·per·cut
ˈə-pər-ˌkət 
: a swinging blow (as in boxing) directed upward with a bent arm
uppercut
verb
Examples of uppercut in a Sentence
He hit his opponent with an uppercut to the chin.
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After the uppercut, Itauma threw one final right that seemed to graze the falling Franklin.
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Remarkably, those projections came after the Braves got to North Port and started absorbing one uppercut to the kisser after another.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Shavers also performed like a heavyweight boxer, delivering the basketball equivalent of an uppercut with a 27-footer from the right wing after Hyde Park pulled within 10 with six minutes left.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
Remarkably, those projections came after the Braves got to North Port and started absorbing one uppercut to the kisser after another.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Shavers also performed like a heavyweight boxer, delivering the basketball equivalent of an uppercut with a 27-footer from the right wing after Hyde Park pulled within 10 with six minutes left.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Uppercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppercut. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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uppercut
noun
up·per·cut
ˈəp-ər-ˌkət
: a swinging blow (as in boxing) directed upward with a bent arm
uppercut
verb
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