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

2. Counter(verb)

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

3. Counter(verb)

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

4. Counter(verb)

   money; coin; -- used in contempt

5. Counter(verb)

   a prison; either of two prisons formerly in London

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

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

8. Counter(adverb)

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

9. Counter(adverb)

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

10. Counter(adverb)

    at or against the front or face

11. Counter(adj)

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

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

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

14. Counter(adverb)

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

15. Counter(adverb)

    the back leather or heel part of a boot

16. Counter(noun)

    an encounter

17. Counter(verb)

    to return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing

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

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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.

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

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1. Trounce

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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. Diona Damian:

   We were looking to counter both pathways.

2. Don Stewart:

   We patiently await their counter-proposal.

3. The Kremlin:

   Joint counter terrorism work was also discussed.

4. Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren:

   This is a good counter to that (type of bombing).

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine.

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