| English Dictionary |
COUP DE GRACE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does coup de grace mean?
• COUP DE GRACE (noun)
The noun COUP DE GRACE has 1 sense:
1. the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Familiarity information: COUP DE GRACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
coup de grace; deathblow
Hypernyms ("coup de grace" is a kind of...):
kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ." (English proverb)
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"If your house is of glass, don't throw rocks at others." (Arabic proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)
"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"If your house is of glass, don't throw rocks at others." (Arabic proverb)
"Through bumps, one learns to walk." (Corsican proverb)