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right hook

right hook noun: a powerful punch thrown with the right hand, typically after a jab or a straight punch.

Noun

right hook (plural right hooks)

  1. A powerful punch thrown with the right hand, typically after a jab or a straight punch.

Forms of right hook

pluralright hooks

Questions about right hook

What does right hook mean?
Right hook means a powerful punch thrown with the right hand, typically after a jab or a straight punch.
What part of speech is right hook?
Right hook is a noun.
What is the plural of right hook?
The plural of right hook is right hooks.

Words near right hook in the dictionary

  1. right hands
  2. right hands of fellowship
  3. right here
  4. right honorable
  5. right honourable
  6. right hook
  7. right hooks
  8. right ideal
  9. right ideals
  10. right identities
  11. right identity

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