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haymaker noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈheɪ.meɪ.kər/ us /ˈheɪ.meɪ.kɚ/ especially in boxing, a very powerful, and sometimes uncontrolled, punch(= hit): In the 10th round, both fighters traded haymakers for the full three minutes. Generally a cluster of punches matters more than a haymaker, unless the latter delivers a knockout. Louis KOed him with a single, measured, explosive haymaker. The two men approach each other throwing wild haymakers. It took him three rounds to work out how to cope with the haymakers Smith was throwing with his left. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fighting sports aikido all-in wrestling arm-wrestling armlock bantamweight feint gumshield half nelson hammerlock hapkido headlock outfight punching bag rabbit punch rope rounder roundhouse southpaw wristlock wushu |