coup

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ku/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ko̅o̅; Scot. kōp, ko̅o̅p)

Inflections of 'coup' (n): npl: coups

Collocations for "coup"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coup" in context.

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coup

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [military, government, rebel] coup
  2. a [military] coup in [Pakistan]
  3. a [daring, courageous, dangerous, bloody] coup
  4. [an attempted, a failed, a successful] coup
  5. [involved in, implicated in] the [attempted] coup
  6. [plotted, engineered] a coup (to)
  7. a coup to overthrow the [government, dictator, leader]
  8. were overthrown in the coup
  9. a coup to [oust, get rid of] the dictator
  10. [stop, prevent] a coup (of)
  11. ousted as a [result, consequence] of the coup
  12. the coup was [thwarted, prevented] by
  13. pulled off a [daring, remarkable] coup
  14. [led, organized, masterminded] the coup (to)
  15. [led] the [successful, failed] coup (of)
  16. His [signing, agreement] was quite a coup.
  17. is quite a coup that he is [playing, performing] here
n as adj
  1. the coup [plotters, mastermind, engineer, leader]
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