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What (who) is uppercut - definition
uppercut
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PUNCH
Uppercuts; Undercut (boxing)
(uppercuts)
An uppercut is a type of punch used in boxing. It is a hard upward blow to the chin.
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uppercut
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Uppercuts; Undercut (boxing)
¦ noun
1. a punch delivered with an upwards motion and the arm bent.
2. Baseball an upward batting stroke.
¦ verb hit with an uppercut.
Uppercut (bridge)
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 their partner's hand into a winner. Thus, the technique presents a type of trump promotion.
Examples of use of uppercut
1. Saying that the throw wasn‘t that close to the stumps." Tensions were also high when Kevin Pietersen claimed a catch at third man from Damien Martyn‘s uppercut.
2. Dalrymple was beaten for pace next ball, Rikki Clarke‘s uppercut fell to third man and Sajid Mahmood was unhinged by a rapid yorker.
3. His speech, though deadly dull, was a masterly uppercut from the "big clunking fist" that Tony Blair once threatened Cameron with.
4. After winning the toss in sunny conditions, India put on 62 for the first wicket before Wasim Jaffer uppercut Anderson to Kevin Pietersen at third man.
5. His luck ran out, however, as Lee uppercut Jones to third man which gave England the opportunity to ask Australia to follow–on.