coup
Definitions of coup
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the act of flinging
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the act of hitting vigorouslysynonyms: claque
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a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapontypes:talochea sharp slanting blowclaquethe act of hitting vigorouslyclaquea hard blow with a flat objecttapethe act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open handknockdowna blow that knocks the opponent off his feetcoup tranchanta sharp blowcoup de poing(boxing) a blow with the fistcoup de piedthe act of delivering a blow with the footcoup de couteaua strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrumentcoup de poinga heavy blow with the handuppercuta swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)beignea severe blowcoup franc(sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking
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a vigorous blowtype of:chocan impact (as from a collision)
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(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or handtypes:acquitthe opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or poolcarambolagea shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the otherrevers(sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ballquotain baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ballswingthe act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting itretoura tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other playerservice(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in playhooka golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golferdrivehitting a golf ball off of a tee with a drivercoup d'approchea relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting greentype of:manôuvrea deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
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the force used in pushing
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the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
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a single complete movementtypes:coup d'archeta stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instrumentstalochea sharp slanting blowclaquethe act of hitting vigorouslyclaquea hard blow with a flat objecttapethe act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open handknockdowna blow that knocks the opponent off his feetcoup tranchanta sharp blowcoup de poing(boxing) a blow with the fistcoup de piedthe act of delivering a blow with the footcoup de couteaua strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrumentcoup de poinga heavy blow with the handuppercuta swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)beignea severe blowtype of:mouvementa change of position that does not entail a change of location
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a severe blowsynonyms: beigne
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a sudden abrupt pullsynonyms: coup sec, saccade, secouementtype of:tractionthe act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
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casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
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a violent throw
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a hard blow with a flat objectsynonyms: claque
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a slight push or shake
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the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)synonyms: pousséetypes:bousculadethe act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)type of:pousséethe act of applying force in order to move something away
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a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)synonyms: coup de pointetype of:gestemotion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ballsynonyms: quota
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the act of contacting one thing with another
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the act of moving a chess piece
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the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis rackettypes:retoura tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other playerservice(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in playeffeta tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ballcoup droit(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)amortia soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the netacea serve that the receiver is unable to reach
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(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
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a heavy blow with the handsynonyms: coup de poing
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