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uppercut::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | blow |
Examples of uppercut
uppercut
Then, in the eighth, Tyson caught him with a thunderous uppercut that leveled him.
From the fresnobee.com
Both men traded big shots, and in the sixth Lewis got through with a hard uppercut.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Vazquez's best punch of the round was a left uppercut in the closing seconds.
From the usatoday.com
Southee's excellent cameo ends with an attempted uppercut that he toe-ends to Prior.
From the guardian.co.uk
McCullum punished any width and uppercut well, taking advantage of a wide third man.
From the nzherald.co.nz
That's a glorious shot from Ashraful, lofting an uppercut over slip for six.
From the guardian.co.uk
Good punch-uppercut combination from Stalker, and then excellent counters.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The third round saw Ortiz land a left uppercut that badly staggered Berto.
From the usatoday.com
The bout included an uppercut that dropped Slater to the ice and ended it.
From the post-gazette.com
- A swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
- The uppercut (formerly known as the undercut; sometimes also referred to as the upper) is a punch used in boxing that usually aims at the opponent's chin. It is, along with the cross, one of the two main punches that count in the statistics as power punches.
- 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.
- Uppercut is a 2002 EP by Morgan Finlay
- A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin; a cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head; To strike with an uppercut
- A powerful, upward punch that comes up underneath an opponent's guard.
- 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.
- A term to describe a ruff in an attempt to force out a higher trump of an opponent.
- An uppercut is a power punch thrown, typically with the back hand although it can be done with both, where the fist moves in an upward arc to meet the target.
