coup (kōō), a stroke.
coup de grâce (kōō d gräs´), a finishing-stroke. (Formerly applied to the fatal blow by which the executioner put an end to the torments of a culprit broken on the wheel.)
coup de main (kōō d mâN´), a sudden attack, enterprise, or undertaking.
coup de maître (kōō d metr´), a master-stroke; with consummate skill.
coup de pied (kōō d pēā´), a kick.
coup de plume (kōō d plüm´), a literary attack.
coup de soleil (kōō d sô le´y), a sunstroke.
coup d’essai (kōō de sā´), a first attempt.
coup d’état (kōō dā tȧ´), a stroke of policy; a sudden and decisive blow, usually inflicted by unconstitutional means.
coup de théâtre (kōō dā tā ätr´), a theatrical effect.