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Definition of uppercut noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uppercut

noun

/ˈʌpəkʌt/

/ˈʌpərkʌt/

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(in boxing) a way of hitting somebody on the chin (= part of the face below the mouth), in which you bend your arm and move your hand upwards

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