Word: Coup
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French, from medieval Latin colpus ‘blow’ (see cope)
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Phonetic Spelling:
kuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government
Short Definition:violent and illegal seizure of power
Examples:- he was overthrown in an army coup
Definition:
an instance of successfully achieving something difficult
Short Definition:act of achieving something difficult
Examples:- it was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract
Definition:
a direct pocketing of the cue ball, which is a foul stroke.
Short Definition:direct pocketing of cue ball
Definition:
(among some North American Indian peoples) an act of touching an armed enemy in battle as a deed of bravery, or an act of first touching an item of the enemy's in order to claim it.
Short Definition:act of touching enemy
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