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sucker punches

sucker punches is the plural of sucker punch.

sucker punches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sucker punch.

Meaning of sucker punch

Noun

sucker punch (plural sucker punches)

  1. (also, figuratively) An unexpected punch or similar blow, on an opponent who is off guard or not active.
    • Benjamin crossed his right, a short punch traveling less than six inches, as he and Murphy stepped back from the breakaway. Many of the spectators did not see the blow that laid the West Philadelphian low. It was a "sucker punch," as Nick Hayes would have it. Coming out of a clinch, Benjamin took...1919 December 9, Louis H. Jaffe, “Murphy Put Away by Blow on Break”, in Evening Public Ledger, volume VI, number 74, Philadelphia, Pa., archived from the original on 06 Nov 2016, page 19
  2. A disabling punch targeting a place which is not normally acceptable in a "fair fight", such as on the back of the head.
    Synonyms:
    rabbit punch
  3. An unprovoked or unwarranted blow with the fist.

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Questions about sucker punches

What is sucker punches the plural of?
Sucker punches is the plural of sucker punch.

Words near sucker punches in the dictionary

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

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