Coup

[kuː] or [kʊ]

Definition

(noun.) a brilliant and notable success.

Checked by Douglas--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force.

Edited by Ellis

Definition

n. a blow stroke a successful hit: (billiards) the act of putting a ball in a pocket without having hit another ball.—Coup d'é– at a sudden or violent stroke of state policy as that by which Louis Napoleon subverted the constitution (Dec. 2 1851); Coup de gr鈉e the finishing blow by which a tortured man is put out of pain any decisive stroke generally; Coup de main a sudden and overpowering attack; Coup de ma顃re a master-stroke; Coup de th殁tre a sudden and sensational turn in a piece: Coup d'œil a general view of a scene or subject taken in at a glance.

n. the front part of a French stagecoach: a four-wheeled carriage seated for two inside with a separate seat for the driver: the front compartment of a railway carriage.—adj. Couped (her.) cut evenly off as the head or limb of an animal.

v.t. to exchange or barter.—n. Coup′er a dealer.

v.t. to overturn.

Typist: Toni