Definitions for counter
ˈkaʊn tərcounter

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1. counternoun

   table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

2. counternoun

   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, tabulatornoun

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

4. buffet, counter, sideboardnoun

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

5. counternoun

   a person who counts things

6. rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counternoun

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

   "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

7. counternoun

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

8. counter, heel counternoun

   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, counteradjective

   a return punch (especially by a boxer)

10. antagonistic, counterverb

    indicating opposition or resistance

11. counterverb

    speak in response

    "He countered with some very persuasive arguments"

12. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counteradverb

    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

13. counteradverb

    in the opposite direction

    "run counter"

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

1. Counteradverb

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

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

2. Counterverb

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

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

3. Counterverb

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

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

4. Counterverb

   money; coin; -- used in contempt

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

5. Counterverb

   a prison; either of two prisons formerly in London

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

6. Counterverb

   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. Counterverb

   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. Counteradverb

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

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

9. Counteradverb

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

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

10. Counteradverb

    at or against the front or face

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

11. Counteradjective

    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. Counteradverb

    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. Counteradverb

    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. Counteradverb

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

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

15. Counteradverb

    the back leather or heel part of a boot

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

16. Counternoun

    an encounter

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

17. Counterverb

    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 oiled paper or other transparent material.—ns. Coun′ter-ev′idence, evidence brought forward in opposition to other evidence; Coun′terfoil, the corresponding part of a bank cheque, &c., retained by the giver; Coun′ter-force, an opposing force; Coun′ter-fort (fort.), a buttress, or arch behind the revetments or retaining walls of the ditches of permanent fortifications; Coun′ter-gauge, an adjustable scribing gauge for marking the measurements of a mortise on a piece to be tenoned; Coun′ter-guard (fort.), an outwork consisting of two lines of rampart running parallel to the faces of the bastion, to guard the bastion from being breached; Coun′ter-in′fluence, an opposing influence; Coun′ter-irr′itant, an agent or substance applied to the skin so as to redden, to vesicate, or to produce pustules, &c.; Coun′ter-irritā′tion, an artificial irritation produced in one part of the body to act in opposition to and remove already existing irritation; Coun′terlight (paint.), a light opposite to any object, disturbing the effect of its light.—v.i. Coun′termarch, to march back or in a direction contrary to a former one.—n. a marching backward or in a direction different from a former one: (mil.) an evolution by which a body of men change front, and still retain the same men in the front rank: change of measures.—n. Coun′termark, an additional mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, so that it may not be opened except in the presence of all the owners: a mark put on standard metal by the London Goldsmiths' Company in addition to the artificer's: an artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses to disguise their age.—v.t. Coun′termine, to make a mine in opposition to: to oppose by means of a countermine: (fig.) to frustrate by secret working:—pr.p. countermin′ing; pa.p. countermined′.—ns. Coun′ter-mine (mil.), a mine or chamber excavated by the besieged to counteract or destroy the mines made by the besiegers: (fig.) any means of counteraction; Coun′ter-mō′tion, an opposite motion; Coun′ter-move, -move′ment, a contrary move, movement.—v.t. Coun′termure, to fortify a wall with another wall.—ns. Coun′ter-ō′pening, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place; Coun′ter-pace, a step in opposition to another, a contrary measure.—adj. Coun′ter-paled (her.), divided equally, as an escutcheon, first palewise, then by a line fesswise, with two tinctures countercharged.—ns. Coun′ter-parole′, a word in addition to the password; Coun′terpart, the part that answers to another part: that which fits into or completes another, having the qualities which another lacks, and so an opposite.—adj. Coun′ter-pass′ant (her.), denoting two animals in a coat of arms represented as passing each other the contrary way.—n. Coun′terplea, a replication to a plea or request.—v.t. Counterplead′, to plead the contrary of; Coun′terplot′, to plot against in order to frustrate another plot:—pr.p. counterplot′ting; pa.p. counterplot′ted.—n. a plot or stratagem opposed to another plot.—v.t. Coun′terpoise, to poise or weigh against or on the opposite side: to act in opposition to with equal effect.—n. an equally heavy weight in the other scale—(Spens.) Coun′terpoys.—ns. Coun′ter-pois′on, a poison used as the antidote of another; Coun′ter-pres′sure, opposing pressure; Coun′ter-proof, an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press; Coun′ter-revolū′tion, a subsequent revolution counteracting the effect of a previous; Coun′ter-roll, a copy of the rolls relating to appeals, inquests, &c., serving as a check on another's roll; Coun′ter-round, a body of officers which goes to inspect the rounds.—adj. Coun′tersā′lient (her.), salient in opposite directions.—n. Coun′terscarp (fort.), the side of the ditch nearest to the besiegers and opposite to the scarp.—v.t. Counterseal′ (Shak.), to seal along with others.—ns. Coun′ter-secur′ity, security given to one who has become surety for another; Coun′ter-sense, an interpretation contrary to the real sense.—v.t. Countersign′, to sign on the opposite side of a writing: to sign in addition to the signature of a superior, to attest the authenticity of a writing.—ns. Coun′tersign, a military private sign or word, which must be given in order to pass a sentry: a counter-signature; Coun′ter-sig′nal, a signal used as an answer to another; Coun′ter-sig′nature, a name countersigned to a writing.—v.t. Coun′tersink, to bevel the edge of a hole, as for the head of a screw-nail (a a in fig.)—it is usually done by a Countersink-bit (b in fig.) in a brace.—ns. Coun′ter-stand, opposition, resistance; Coun′ter-state′ment, a statement in opposition to another statement; Coun′ter-stroke (Spens.), a stroke given in return for another stroke; Coun′ter-tal′ly, a tally serving as a check to another; Coun′ter-ten′or, name applied to alto when sung by a male voice (so called because a contrast to tenor); Coun′ter-time, the resistance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manège: resistance, opposition; Coun′terturn, a turn in a play different from what was expected.—v.t. Countervail′, to be of avail against: to act against with equal effect: to be of equal value to: to compensate [Counter and Avail].—n. Coun′ter-view, an opposing view: a posture in which two persons face each other: opposition: contrast.—v.t. Coun′ter-vote, to vote in opposition to; Coun′ter-weigh, to weigh against, counterbalance.—ns. Coun′ter-weight, a weight in an opposite scale.—v.i. Coun′ter-wheel, to wheel in an opposite direction.—n. Coun′ter-work, a work raised in opposition to another.—v.t. to work in opposition to.—p.adj. Coun′ter-wrought. [Fr.,—L. contra, against.]

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.

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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  

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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

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1. Alex

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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. Sashi Brown:

   Johnny's continual involvement in incidents that run counter to those expectations undermines the hard work of his teammates and the reputation of our organization. His status with our team will be addressed when permitted by league rules.

2. Rome Visco:

   However the crisis could have more serious repercussions if it rekindles the fear among international investors that the euro zone is not irreversible, in this case coordinated action by national and European authorities( to counter market market tensions) will be indispensable.

3. Yvon Michel:

   We have learned this information like everybody else on Boxingscene.com yesterday evening. I have not heard from any concerned parties yet to get confirmation or counter, i will wait to know more before any more comments. Nobody from our team was aware of the situation before the fight or after the fight up to this moment.

4. Peter Daszak:

   We need to increase public understanding of the need for medical counter measures such as a pan corona vaccine. A key driver is the media and the economics will follow the hype. We need to use that hype to our advantage to get to the real issues. Investors will respond if they see profit at the end of the process

5. Patrick Lozada:

   There is a broad hawkishness on China that straddles left, right, and center, the problem with this consensus is that in the absence of a credible counter-argument, the actual facts on the ground can sometimes be lost as people compete to see who can be more hawkish.

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