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How to pronounce haymaker in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms knockout punch, ko punch, sunday punch
Type of clout, biff, poke, punch, slug, lick
Type Words
Synonyms hay conditioner
Type of farm machine

Examples of haymaker

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This week, all Louisiana will have to hope that Gustav's haymaker misses the mark.
From the time.com
Rodriguez's revelation was a haymaker on the chin of an already damaged sport.
From the chron.com
Meaker is beaten by the next two deliveries, the second after a wild haymaker.
From the guardian.co.uk
Because he's run in from a long way and thrown a haymaker which has connected.
From the nzherald.co.nz
His Razorbacks had just taken a huge haymaker from underdog Mississippi but survived.
From the tennessean.com
Phil Mickelson hits a haymaker during the second round of the Scottish Open on Friday.
From the freep.com
Floyd's 80-yard haymaker opened the game, but inconsistencies soon set in.
From the kentucky.com
Everyone but the Celtics, who might need smelling salts after Tuesday night's haymaker.
From the usatoday.com
With a backing band seemingly as crazy and hellbent as she is, it's a haymaker of a song.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
  • A hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
  • (haymaking) taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
  • (haymaking) cutting grass and curing it to make hay
  • Haymaker is the third full-length release by hardcore band Throwdown.
  • Haymaker is a Canadian country rock band formed in 2007. The band signed with On Ramp Records in February 2008 and released their debut album, Wrong Place, Right Time on July 29, 2008.Leperre, Bruce (August 2, 2008). "New Music: Haymaker: Wrong Place, Right Time", Winnipeg Free Press, p. C4. ...
  • A punch is a striking blow with the fist. It is used in some martial arts and combat sports, most notably boxing where it is the only type of technique allowed. In sports hand wraps or other padding such as gloves may be employed to protect athletes and practitioners from injuring themselves.
  • (Haymaking) The Hay Harvest (also known as Haymaking) is an oil on wood painting by Pieter Bruegel in 1565. The painting is one in a series of six works, five of which are still extant, that depict different times of the year. ...
  • A haymaker is a wild, looping punch thrown with full power, and generally poor form, designed to impart maximum damage, while therefore also leaving the thrower at risk for counters.