Contrary; opposing: moves and counter moves on the checkerboard.
One that is an opposite.
Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion.
A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe.
Nautical The portion of a ship's stern extending from the water line to the extreme outward swell.
Printing The depression between the raised lines of the face on a piece of type.
To meet or return (a blow) by another blow.
To move or act in opposition to; oppose.
To offer in response: countered that she was too busy to be thorough.
To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition.
In a contrary manner or direction.
To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome: a method running counter to traditional techniques.
A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.
Games A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place.
An imitation coin; a token.
A piece of money.
over the counter Without being listed or available on an officially recognized stock exchange but traded in direct negotiation between buyers and sellers: bought stocks over the counter.
over the counter Without a doctor's prescription being legally required: cold medicine that is available over the counter.
under the counter In an illegal or surreptitious manner; illicitly: arrested for selling prescription drugs under the counter.
One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events.