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Look up: uppercut

  1. uppercut
    [n] - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent`s chin)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. uppercut
    noun a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent`s chin)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  3. uppercut
    (from the article `boxing`) ...moves directly out from the shoulder. The hook, also thrown with the lead hand, is a short lateral movement of arm and fist, with elbow bent and ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/15

  4. Uppercut
    An upwards-thrown punch designed to hit an opponent's chin, usually part of a multi-punch combination and best used when a boxer is very close to his opponent.
    Found on http://www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness

  5. Uppercut
    A powerful, upward punch that comes up underneath an opponent's guard.
    Found on http://www.instantactionsports.com/sport

  6. Uppercut
    (bridge) In Contract Bridge, an `uppercut` is a defensive play that involves one of the defenders ruffing high in the knowledge that an overruff by the declarer will result in the promotion of a trump card in his/her partner`s hand into a winner. Thus, the technique presents a type of trump promotion. It is best illustrated with an example:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppercut

  7. Uppercut
    The `uppercut` (formerly known as the `undercut`; sometimes also referred to as the upper), innovated by Robert Koch is a punch used in boxing that usually aims at the opponent`s chin. It is, along with the date=July 2010--> Additionally, it is likely that a boxer would miss if the uppercut i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppercut

  8. Uppercut
    (Morgan Finlay EP) `Uppercut` is an EP by Canadian singer and songwriter Morgan Finlay. It was released in 2002. Track listing: # "Zensong" # "In a Perfect World" # "The Reason Why" # "A Lesson" # "Flow" # "Everything Will Work Out Right"
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uppercut

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