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sucker punched

sucker punched is the simple past and past participle of sucker punch.

Meaning of sucker punch

Verb

sucker punch (third-person singular simple present sucker punches, present participle sucker punching, simple past and past participle sucker punched)

  1. (transitive) To deliver an unexpected blow.
    • We stared at each other for a moment. Then, without blinking, I sucker punched him as hard as I could. He fell but instantly came back at me, head down like a bull.1996, Larry Flynt, Kenneth Ross, An Unseemly Man, Los Angeles: Dove Books, →ISBN, page 57

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Questions about sucker punched

What is sucker punched the simple past and past participle of?
Sucker punched is the simple past and past participle of sucker punch.

Words near sucker punched in the dictionary

  1. sucker
  2. sucker bet
  3. sucker bets
  4. sucker for punishment
  5. sucker punch
  6. sucker punched
  7. sucker punches
  8. sucker punching
  9. Sucker State
  10. sucker tracks
  11. sucker trap

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