coup
1. coup \'ko-p\ vb [ME coupen to strike, fr. MF couper - more at COPE] chiefly Scot : OVERTURN, UPSET 2. coup \'ku:\ \'ku:z\ n or coups [F, blow, stroke] pl 1: a brilliant, sudden, and usu. highly successful stroke 2: COUP D'ETAT
Webster's English Dictionary1. coup \'ko-p\ vb [ME coupen to strike, fr. MF couper - more at COPE] chiefly Scot : OVERTURN, UPSET 2. coup \'ku:\ \'ku:z\ n or coups [F, blow, stroke] pl 1: a brilliant, sudden, and usu. highly successful stroke 2: COUP D'ETAT