coup : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
  coup; takeover; putsch.
  

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• noun a quick look
  glance; glimpse.
  

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• . F. (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.

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• F. (Politics), a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy.

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• noun the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
  deathblow.
  

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• F., the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke.

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• noun an attack without warning
  surprise attack.
  

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• F. (Mil.), a sudden and unexpected movement or attack.

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• F. (Med.), a sunstroke. See Sunstroke.

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• noun a dramatic surprise
  
• noun a sensational bit of stagecraft
  
• noun a highly successful theatrical production
  

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