haymaker
3
8.1
- noun
- /ˈheɪˌmeɪkər/
- Jargon
:
golpe de nocaut
- It's like a punch-drunk amateur boxer throwing haymakers.
- throwing a haymaker
- land a haymaker
- deliver a haymaker
Jab, jab, right hook, left hook, uppercut, haymaker, Widowmaker.
- Jab, jab, right hook, left hook, uppercut, haymaker, Widowmaker.
- But yeah, dude, like, guys, Rocky, he's taking haymakers and still standing.
- The assailants has got the other guy pen and throwing big haymakers and he just got stabbed there.
Examples
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In a fierce exchange, he landed a powerful haymaker that knocked his opponent to the canvas.
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Mitch throws a left, a right, an uppercut, a haymaker.
Blog text (8) -
I like the way you took that haymaker tonight.
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Come on, kid, give them the haymaker!
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This gave the Vikings the chance to throw the first punch, and they landed a haymaker.
Blog text (29) -
Feldman ducks a haymaker but fails to follow up.
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In those debates, you landed haymakers on Joe Biden.
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The men prop him up, and Cesar reaches back and hits him with a haymaker.
Fiction book (2001) -
Before Toby can react, Arthur has hit him four times, including one wild haymaker that puts Toby on his knees.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dillon blocks a haymaker from Junior, who has let go of Ripley, and decks him with a vicious right.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
14
9.3
A hard hit with the fist, often in a fight
7
3.0
A very hard hit in sport, like in tennis
3
3.6
A hit that makes the other fighter unable to continue, often ending the match
3
6.7
A very hard blow that hurts someone
1
5.8
A hard punch that knocks an opponent out so they cannot continue
1
8.3
A very strong punch in boxing meant to knock someone out
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Haymaker for a heavy punch likely comes from the image of a wide, strong swing like someone cutting or tossing hay. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the punch as a big 'making hay' swing, which is why a haymaker means a powerful, knock-out blow.