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Definition of
uppercut noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
uppercut
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈʌpərˌkʌt
/
/
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(
in boxing
)
a way of hitting someone on the chin, in which you bend your arm and move your hand upward
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uppercut
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