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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A one-two punch.

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  • noun soccer A quick one-touch play between two players.
  • noun boxing A one-two punch; two punches delivered in rapid succession

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  • Stuff.co.nz Vettel truimphs at Turkish GP - 1 hr ago Vettel, Webber go one-two in Turkey - 2 hrs ago Sunday People Sports News: Hamilton suffers at the start - 2 hrs ago CHINAdaily Vettel delights in Turkish one-two - 4 hrs ago The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • What many have described as a "one-two" punch left the complex without its normal power supply (electricity from the grid) and also knocked out its backup power supply (a set of diesel generators), a condition known as a "station blackout."

    The New Yorker Elizabeth Kolbert 2011

  • Ms. ANNE MILLING (Founder, Women of the Storm): With Katrina and then BP, boom, it was like a one-two punch.

    La. Looks To New Plan To Restore Fragile Coast 2010

  • The substitute Daniel Alves smashed a shot against the post after a brilliant one-two with Messi around 15 minutes from time but neither side was able to find a winner ahead of next week's second leg at Camp Nou.

    Valencia 1-1 Barcelona | Copa del Rey semi-final first leg 2012

  • Ms. ANNE MILLING (Founder, Women of the Storm): With Katrina and then BP, boom, it was like a one-two punch.

    La. Looks To New Plan To Restore Fragile Coast 2010

  • Rooney had chances to score at Villa Park but, other than the shot he blazed over the bar from 15 yards in the 87th minute after a slick one-two with Michael Carrick, they were all from outside the area.

    Javier Hernández's injury against Aston Villa tests Manchester United 2011

  • The equaliser represented a one-two punch from two of Arsenal's less heralded old boys, Philippe Senderos heading a corner back for Steve Sidwell to nod home, but Zamora's goal was a giddy moment for the home crowd.

    Fulham 2-1 Arsenal | Premier League match report 2012

  • The Italy midfielder scored his first with a lucky ricochet with four minutes to go after playing a one-two with Mirko Vucinic before making the game safe in injury time, firing a 25-metre volley through the legs of the Milan goalkeeper, Christian Abbiati.

    Juventus 2-0 Milan | Serie A match report 2011

  • In many ways, the combination of Redbox for the immediacy and Netflix for the selection is the one-two punch.

    How Dead Is the Video Rental Business? » DVDs Worth Watching 2010

  • The hosts did not have to wait long for a second, which arrived when Keith Andrews played a neat one-two with Michael Chopra and cracked a rising shot past Joe Murphy from just inside the area.

    Ipswich Town 3-0 Coventry City | Championship match report 2011

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  7. hard-hitting
  8. lightning-fast
  9. magikal
  10. no-spin
  11. nucleonic
  12. on-off
  13. pandropolous
  14. pile-driving
  15. post-baze
  16. round-arm
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  18. throwin'
  19. two-fisted
  20. unharnessing

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  • johnmperry commented on the word one-two

    1. two successive punches: in boxing, a punch with one hand followed by a punch from the side cross with the other hand
    2. quick sequential actions or events: two actions or events with significant effects that happen quickly in succession
    3. in soccer, a pass made to another player on the same team who then immediately passes to a new position taken up by the original passer

    July 24, 2008