Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Slang A powerful blow with the fist.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who cuts and dries grass for use as fodder; specifically, in England, one who follows the mowers and tosses the grass over to dry it.
- n. An apparatus for drying and curing hay. It consists of a long inclined shoot, through which fresh-cut grass is passed by means of a conveyer, and in which it meets a volume of hot air from a coke-furnace. It resembles the more simple fruit-driers.
- n. plural A kind of country-dance. Also called haymakers' jig.
Wiktionary
- n. agriculture A person or machine which harvests or prepares tall grass for use as animal fodder.
- n. informal A particularly powerful punch, especially one which knocks down an opponent, thrown like a scythe chop for cutting hay, as agricultural haymakers used to have strong arms.
- n. figuratively, by extension Any decisive blow, shock, or forceful action.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who cuts and cures hay.
- n. A machine for curing hay in rainy weather.
- n. slang A forceful punch that results in someone being knocked down or knocked out.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing
- n. a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying
Examples
“MM, a haymaker is a wild punch or a piece of machinery.”
“Then the Wolves took a haymaker from the Pacers in the first 14 minutes.”
“It was one of those blows that is often described as a haymaker, and it made hay.”
“The "almighty" force of what most witnesses described as an open-handed slap - one spoke of a "haymaker" - hurled him off his feet.”
“In the case of Mitt Romney, it was because of the "Sunday punch" John McCain had landed -- the "haymaker" in fact, on Super Tuesday.”
“According to Marquez, Chasse was punched three or four times in the face with "haymaker" punches by one police officer, and kicked three to four times in the back of his head by the other cop, "with enough force to punt a football.”
“And your "haymaker" in this argument is naming a grand total of SIX news anchors / talking heads as registered Dems?”
“He went on to throw what was described as a "haymaker" type punch at PC Robert Forbes, striking him a heavy blow to the face.”
“Guvnor leant over the counter – no screens or CCTV in those days – grabbed Mr Pissed with one hand and planted a haymaker on his chin with the other.”
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“In frustration, she reverted to her old style and threw a massive haymaker at him.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘haymaker’.
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My Little Phonies
Names for the next generation of My Little Ponies. Inspired by Star's list.
juggernaught, flamboyant, cuddly maggot, astrobleme, agroof, windburn, poshlost, crucifer, feedbag, dunderwhelp, nebelwerfer, bliss ninny and 453 more...
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Violence
sucker punch, punch, bunch of fives, haymaker, bare-knuckle, punch-drunk, brawler, scrapper, hellkite, street fighter, gamecock, powerhouse and 30 more...
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Jazz Era
Swingin' and boppin' slang-a-lang.
mooche, moocher, kick the gong around, applesauce, the berries, hooch, juice joint, the john, rummy, screaming meemies, daddy, cokey and 66 more...
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Words that hurt
A collection of words that inflict pain. If you liked this, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_Money_(game)
jab, headbutt, headlock, choke, elbow, grab, kick, slap, roundhouse, spinning backfist, stomp, uppercut and 40 more...
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sionnach's Words
contumely, fomite, holmgang, poltroon, eleemosynary, obsidian, nugatory, grindcore, felch, recrudescent, pyx, parenteral and 3271 more...
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junestag's Words
postmodernism, cat, fish, rabbit, dell, coffee, elearning, mazda, php, mysql, flash, blogger and 755 more...
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Words that kick serious ass
juggernaut, haymaker, gung-ho, frag, smite, blunderbuss, gargantuan, ragnarok, ripsnorter, herculean, silverback, firebrand and 127 more...
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Action Movie in 50 Words
sequel, decorated, reunification, victory, dismember, electrocute, shark, decapitate, cavalry, peripetia, throttle, blood and 38 more...
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yearofglad's words
bildungsroman, icosahedron, defenestration, fantod, sesquipedalian, philopena, sjambok, prandial, palimpsest, logorrhea, eschatology, jodhpur and 47 more...
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H is for Hat Trick
My H Words
holy guacamole, hee-haw, hanky panky, halcyon, hamburglar, har-de-har, hardscrabble, harlot, harpy, hat trick, haymaker, heartbreak hotel and 85 more...
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Boxing
punch-drunk, sunday punch, bantamweight, flyweight, welterweight, cruiserweight, neutral corner, rabbit punch, ringside, saved by the bell, headbutt, kidney punch and 30 more...
Tweets
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bilby *ducks* Oct 10, 2008
sionnach A type of punch, a wild swing with all the person's might to knock out the opponent. Nov 1, 2007