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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 35% | 7 | It can be swung to deliver a powerful blow | |
3 | 35% | 12 | It can be swung with force to deliver a powerful blow | |
Short Swung Boxing Blow Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "HOOK" which means:
- noun
- • A catch for locking a door
- • A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
- • Anything that serves as an enticement
- • A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- • A curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
- • A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- • A short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
- • A basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket verb
- • Fasten with a hook
- • Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- • Make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle
- • Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- • Take by theft
- • Make off with belongings of others
- • Hit with a hook
- • Catch with a hook
- • To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
- • Secure with the foot
- • Entice and trap
- • Approach with an offer of sexual favors
An example sentence would be:
- • "I hung my jacket on the hook by the front door."
- • "He caught a fish with a sharp hook."
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