low blow

noun

An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.

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Meanings

nounlow blow (plural low blows)

plural low blows

  1. boxingAn unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyAny attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cheap shot

Translations

Catalan cop baix, cop baix
  • cop baixan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • cop baixan unfair attack
Chinese 不公平的事
  • 不公平的事an unfair attack
Finnish isku vyön alle, isku vyön alle
  • isku vyön allean unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • isku vyön allean unfair attack
French coup bas, coup bas
  • coup basan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • coup basan unfair attack
German Tiefschlag
  • Tiefschlagan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
Hebrew מכה מתחת לחגורה
  • מכה מתחת לחגורה (maká mitákhat lakhagorá)an unfair or illegal blow in boxing
Hungarian övön aluli ütés, övön aluli
  • övön aluli ütésan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • övön alulian unfair attack
Irish buille íseal
  • buille ísealan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
Italian colpo basso, colpo basso
  • colpo bassoan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • colpo bassoan unfair attack
Polish cios poniżej pasa, cios poniżej pasa
  • cios poniżej pasaan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • cios poniżej pasaan unfair attack
Romanian lovitură sub centură, lovitură sub centură
  • lovitură sub centurăan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • lovitură sub centurăan unfair attack
Russian уда́р ни́же по́яса, уда́р ни́же по́яса
  • уда́р ни́же по́яса (udár níže pójasa)an unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • уда́р ни́же по́яса (udár níže pójasa)an unfair attack
Spanish golpe bajo, golpe bajo
  • golpe bajoan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • golpe bajoan unfair attack
Swedish slag under bältet, slag under bältet
  • slag under bältetan unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • slag under bältetan unfair attack
Ukrainian уда́р ни́жче по́яса, уда́р ни́жче по́яса
  • уда́р ни́жче по́яса (udár nýžče pójasa)an unfair or illegal blow in boxing
  • уда́р ни́жче по́яса (udár nýžče pójasa)an unfair attack
Cite this entry
APA

low blow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20blow

MLA

“low blow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20blow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low blow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low%20blow.

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