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Definition of Counter
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Counter
A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations. A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter. At or against the front or face. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. The back leather or heel part of a boot. An encounter. To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. Related Definitions:
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Counter Quotations
If you watch the news and don't like it, then this is your counter program to the news. Jon Stewart The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law. Denis Diderot I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things. Naguib Mahfouz If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power. Lionel Jospin I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend. Alexis Arguello |
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Counter Translations
counter in Italian is numeratore counter in Spanish is contador, barra, mostrador counter in Swedish is bardisk |
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