uppercut

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noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounuppercut (plural uppercuts)

plural uppercuts

  1. boxingA swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.
  2. ball gamesA cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.
verbuppercut (third-person singular simple present uppercuts, present participle uppercutting, simple past and past participle uppercut)

present singular third person uppercuts · participle present uppercutting

  1. To strike with an uppercut.

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

Origin

From upper + cut.

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Translations

Arabic لَكْمَة صَاعِدَة
  • لَكْمَة صَاعِدَةin boxing
Bulgarian ъ́перкът, у́дар изотдо́лу
  • ъ́перкът (ắperkăt)in boxing
  • у́дар изотдо́лу (natively)in boxing
Dutch opstoot, uppercut
  • opstootin boxing
  • uppercutin boxing
Finnish kohokoukku, uppari
  • kohokoukkuin boxing
  • uppariin boxing
French uppercut
  • uppercutin boxing
German Uppercut, Aufwärtshaken
  • Uppercutin boxing
  • Aufwärtshakenin boxing
Greek άπερκατ
  • άπερκατ (áperkat)in boxing
Hungarian felütés
  • felütésin boxing
Icelandic undirhökuhögg
  • undirhökuhöggin boxing
Irish dorn aníos, buille in airde
  • dorn aníosin boxing
  • buille in airdein boxing
Italian sergozzone, montante
  • sergozzonein boxing
  • montantein boxing
Japanese アッパーカット, アッパー
  • アッパーカット (appākatto)in boxing
  • アッパー (appā)in boxing
Polish hak
  • hakin boxing
Portuguese gancho, cruza
  • ganchoin boxing
  • cruzain boxing
Romanian upercut
  • upercutin boxing
Russian апперко́т
  • апперко́т (apperkót)in boxing
Spanish gancho al mentón, uppercut
  • gancho al mentónin boxing
  • uppercutin boxing
  • gancho ascendentein boxing
Swedish uppercut
  • uppercutin boxing
Thai หมัดเสย, หมัดสอยดาว
  • หมัดเสยin boxing
  • หมัดสอยดาวin boxing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with uppercut

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Cite this entry
APA

uppercut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uppercut

MLA

“uppercut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uppercut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uppercut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uppercut.

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