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