Definitions for counter
ˈkaʊn tərcounter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. counter(noun)

   table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

2. counter(noun)

   game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

3. counter, tabulator(noun)

   a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

4. buffet, counter, sideboard(noun)

   a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

5. counter(noun)

   a person who counts things

6. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter(noun)

   a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

   "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

7. counter(noun)

   (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

8. counter, heel counter(noun)

   a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

   "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot"

9. counterpunch, parry, counter(adj)

   a return punch (especially by a boxer)

10. antagonistic, counter(verb)

    indicating opposition or resistance

11. counter(verb)

    speak in response

    "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

12. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter(adverb)

    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

13. counter(adverb)

    in the opposite direction

    "run counter"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Counter(adverb)

   a prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

2. Counter(verb)

   one who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

3. Counter(verb)

   a piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

4. Counter(verb)

   money; coin; -- used in contempt

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

5. Counter(verb)

   a prison; either of two prisons formerly in London

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

6. Counter(verb)

   a telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

7. Counter(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

8. Counter(adverb)

   contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

9. Counter(adverb)

   in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter

   Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

10. Counter(adverb)

    at or against the front or face

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

11. Counter(adj)

    contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

12. Counter(adverb)

    the after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

13. Counter(adverb)

    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

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

14. Counter(adverb)

    the breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

15. Counter(adverb)

    the back leather or heel part of a boot

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

16. Counter(noun)

    an encounter

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

17. Counter(verb)

    to return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing

    Etymology: [See Counter, adv., Contra.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Counter

   In digital logic and computing, a counter is a device which stores the number of times a particular event or process has occurred, often in relationship to a clock signal.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Counter

   kown′tėr, adv. against: in opposition.—adj. contrary: opposite.—n. that which is counter of opposite: (mus.) the voice-part set in immediate contrast with the air: (fencing) a parry in which one foil follows the other in a small circle: the part of a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck: (naut.) the part of a ship between the water-line and the knuckle of the stern.—v.t. Counteract′, to act counter or in opposition to: to hinder or defeat.—n. Counterac′tion.—adj. Counteract′ive, tending to counteract.—n. one who or that which counteracts.—adv. Counteract′ively.—ns. Coun′ter-ag′ent, anything which counteracts; Coun′ter-approach′, a work thrown up outside a besieged place to command or check the approaches of the besieger; Coun′ter-attrac′tion, attraction in an opposite direction.—adj. Coun′ter-attract′ive, attracting in an opposite direction.—v.t. Counterbal′ance, to balance by weight on the opposite side: to act against with equal weight, power, or influence.—ns. Coun′terbalance, an equal weight, power, or agency working in opposition; Coun′terbase (see Contrabass); Coun′ter-batt′ery (mil.), a battery erected to oppose another; Coun′ter-blast, something done in opposition to another thing; Coun′ter-bond, a bond to protect from contingent loss one who has given bond for another.—v.t. Coun′ter-brace (naut.), to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways.—n. the lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard.—n. Coun′terbuff, a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.—v.t. to drive back by such.—ns. Coun′ter-cast (Spens.), a contrary cast, counterplot, trick; Coun′ter-cast′er (Shak.), one who casts accounts: a book-keeper—used in contempt; Coun′ter-change, (Shak.), exchange, reciprocation.—p.adj. Coun′terchanged′, exchanged: (her.) intermixed or set one against the other, as the colours of the field and charge.—n. Coun′ter-charge, a charge brought forward in opposition to another charge.—v.t. Coun′tercharm, to destroy or dissolve the effects of another charm.—n. that which destroys the effects of another charm.—v.t. Coun′ter-check, to check by some obstacle: to rebuke.—ns. Counter-check′, a check in opposition to another: a rebuke; Counter-claim, kown′tėr-klām, n. a cross-demand brought forward as a partial or complete set-off against another claim.; Coun′ter-curr′ent, a current flowing in an opposite direction; Coun′ter-drain, a drain alongside a canal, &c., to carry off water oozing out.—v.t. Coun′terdraw, to trace on oile

2. Counter

   kown′tėr, n. (Spens.) encounter.—v.t. to encounter: to contradict.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. counter

   A term which enters into the composition of divers words of our language, and generally implies opposition, as counter-brace, counter-current, &c.--Counter of a ship, refers to her after-seat on the water: the counter above extends from the gun-deck line, or lower ribbon moulding of the cabin windows, to the water-line (or seat of water); the lower counter is arched below that line, and constitutes the hollow run. It is formed on the transom-buttocks.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. counter

   A type of surface within a kitchen.

   The counter in the kitchen was clean, tidy and neat.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'counter' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3728

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'counter' in Nouns Frequency: #1883

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'counter' in Verbs Frequency: #960

Anagrams for counter »

1. Trounce

How to pronounce counter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of counter in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of counter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of counter in a Sentence

1. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter:

   This process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.

2. Former Army:

   That is a dangerous capability, it's never a good thing to have senior counter-terrorism people become terrorists.

3. Noah Greenwald:

   We're glad (the fisher) finally got protection in the southern Sierra, but the decision not to protect it in the rest of its range runs totally counter to science.

4. Tamar Hermann:

   The rise of extreme religiosity that we are seeing in the Middle East, and even in Europe and the United States, is happening in Israel, too, and I don't see it as merely a counter-reaction to Arab hostility.

5. Daniel Post Senning:

   [ Goading ] is not a license to respond in kind, it's never an obligation that you provide a counter argument or that you have to share what you think.

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