Definition of coups:
(n) :
A coup d'état.
(n) :
(by extension) A takeover of one group by another.
(n) :
A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
(v) :
(intransitive) To execute a coup.
(v) :
(informal, transitive) To subject (a nation) to a coup d'état.
(n) :
A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal in rouge et noir.