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noun
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A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
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- (noun) A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- (noun) (of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
- (noun) A coup d'état.
Meanings
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noun A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
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noun (of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
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noun A coup d'état.
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noun (by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
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noun A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
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noun One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
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verb To make a coup.
Synonyms
putsch
triumph
Summary
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- (noun) A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- (noun) (of Native Americans) A blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.
- (noun) A coup d'état.
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