
Meaning of COUP DE GRACE
| Pronunciation: | | `koodu'grâs
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| | Definition: | | [n] the blow that kills (usually mercifully) |
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| | Synonyms: | | deathblow |
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| | See Also: | | kill, killing, putting to death | |
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| | Definition: | | Coup De Grace The bludgeoning death of an art teacher at a prestigious New England boarding school leaves amateur detective Sarah Deane wondering if the real target was not the school's ultra-strict and much hated French teacher. Reprint. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | bane, clincher, crusher, death, death knell, death stroke, deathblow, doom, end, end-all, ender, fate, final stroke, finisher, finishing stroke, kayo, kayo punch, knockout, knockout blow, KO, last dab, lethal blow, quietus, settler, sockdolager, stopper |
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