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uppercut

noun

Etymology

From upper + cut.

  1. derived from *kwetwą✻ — “meat, flesh”
  2. derived from *kutjaną✻
  3. derived from *kytja✻
  4. inherited from cutten
  5. compounded as uppercut — “upper + cut”

Definitions

  1. A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

  2. A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.

  3. To strike with an uppercut.

    • The bowler was bowling a bouncer so he uppercut the ball for six.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA