haymaker
Use Haymaker in a sentence
kər noun
1.
a person or machine that cuts hay and spreads it to dry.
2.
Slang. a punch delivered with great force, especially one that results in a knockout.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To haymaker
Collins
World English Dictionary
haymaker (ˈheɪˌmeɪkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who helps to cut, turn, toss, spread, or carry hay |
| 2. | Also called: hay conditioner either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying |
| 3. | slang boxing a wild swinging punch |
| 'haymaking | |
| —adj, —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Haymaker
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
One swung an ammunition can in a slow-motion haymaker.
Their whoops and jeers accompany every haymaker and uppercut thrown.
The real haymaker, however, is surely the character hat.
He saunters up to bombs as if he's about to throw a haymaker.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
