coup — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- clout noun Influence or power, especially in politics or business.
- hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
- knavery noun The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
- knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
- lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
- move verb To change position or location.
- round adjective Shaped like a circle or sphere, with no sharp corners.
- shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
- strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
- swat verb To hit something sharply and quickly, especially an insect.
- tipple noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- whack verb To hit something hard and sharply.
Senses
coup is used for these senses in English:
- bang A sudden percussive noise.
- bang A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- clout A blow with the hand.
- deathblow A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
- deathblow (figurative) Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
- hit A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- knavery The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.
- lay (colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.