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coup I. \ˈkau̇p, ˈkōp, ˈkəu̇p\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English coupen to pay for, from Old Norse kaupa to buy — more at cheap dialect Britain : exchange, barter II. \ˈkəu̇p\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English caupe blow, from Middle French coup — more at cope chiefly Scotland : fall, tumble, upset III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English cowpen to strike, from Middle French couper — more at cope transitive verb 1. chiefly Scotland : overturn, upset 2. chiefly Scotland : to drink off : drain intransitive verb chiefly Scotland : upset, capsize IV. \ˈkü\ noun (plural coups \-üz\) Etymology: French — more at cope 1. a. : blow, stroke b. : the act practiced by some American Indians (as the Plains Indians) of striking or touching an enemy in warfare in such a manner as is by custom considered a deed of bravery c. : any of various acts recognized by custom as laudatory 2. a. English billiards : the pocketing of the cue ball without its touching another ball b. : a roll of a roulette wheel, cast of dice, deal of cards, or similar event after which bets are settled c. : an end play in bridge in which declarer trumps to reduce his trump holdings to avoid being forced to lead from his own hand at an inopportune later time d. : a particularly brilliant or skilled play in a board game or card game 3. a. : a highly successful stroke, action, plan, or stratagem : a clever device < a clever fraud which, like many other coups of history, used religion as its chief vehicle — R.W.Murray > b. : coup d'etat V. transitive verb (couped \-üd\ ; couped \“\ ; couping \-üiŋ\ ; coups \-üz\) : to execute a bridge coup in playing (a hand) |