COUPS

Noun

coups

plural of coup

Verb

coups

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coup

Anagrams

• Cupos, POCUS

Source: Wiktionary

COUP

Coup (k), n. Etym: [F., fr.L. colaphus a cuff, Gr.

Definition: A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force. Coup de grace (ke gr Etym: [F.], the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke.

– Coup de main (ke m Etym: [F.] (Mil.), a sudden and unexpected movement or attack.

– Coup de soleil (k Etym: [F.] (Med.), a sunstroke. See Sunstroke.

– Coup d'état (k Etym: [F.] (Politics), a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy.

– Coup d'oeil (k. Etym: [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition