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roundhouse
noun[ C ]
informaluk /ˈraʊnd.haʊs/ us /ˈraʊnd.haʊs/
especially in boxing, a punch(= hit) that involves lifting and moving your whole arm around the side of your body to hit someone:
Then I cracked him with a roundhouse right in the jaw.
She drew back her right fist and delivered a roundhouse blow.
He incorporates hooks and uppercuts, back-fists and roundhouse punches, all delivered with devastating force.
He came out with a roundhouse left hand that caught Jones flush on the side of his face.
High kicks, hand chops, and roundhouses abound in the film's fight sequences.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fighting sports
aikido
all-in wrestling
arm-wrestling
armlock
bantamweight
feint
gumshield
half nelson
hammerlock
hapkido
haymaker
outfight
puncher
punching bag
rabbit punch
rope
rounder
southpaw
wristlock
wushu
See also
roundhouse kick
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