coup

About 6.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
2. noun Of Native Americans, a blow against an enemy delivered in a way that demonstrates bravery.
3. noun A coup d'état.
4. noun A takeover of one group by another.
5. noun A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.
6. noun One of various named strategies employed by the declarer to win more tricks, such as the Bath coup.
7. verb To execute a coup.
8. verb To subject (a nation) to a coup d'état.

Similar words

putsch takeover revolution revolutionary conspiracy uprising insurgence insurgency rebellion revolt

Often followed by

de in of d and was against attempt that

Word family

couped couping coups