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coup

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As a noun, coup means a quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. As a verb, it means make a coup.

Meanings of coup

9 meanings

noun

  1. A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.

  2. A coup d'état.

  3. A takeover of one group by another.

  4. A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.

  5. bridgeOne of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.

  6. A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

    Similar: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover

  7. A brilliant and notable success

Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. UShistoricalof native americansA blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.

verb

  1. To make a coup.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

coup around the world

USA blow against an enemy delivered in a way that shows bravery.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or b…
coup d'etatputschtakeover

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