counter

Significado de counter

adj.

Contador
Contracorrente, guichê, contra-atacar, aparador, balcão, oposto, bar, contrariar, contragolpe, contra.

adv.

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.1
At or against the front or face.1
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.1
The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.1
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.1
The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.1
The back leather or heel part of a boot.1
An encounter.1
To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing

adj.

antagonistic, negative similar term noun, table generic term noun, game equipment generic term noun, tabulator, calculator generic term, calculating machine generic term noun, buffet, sideboard, furniture generic term, piece of furniture generic term, article of furniture generic term noun, person generic term, individual generic term, someone generic term, somebody generic term, mortal generic term, soul generic term noun, rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, reply generic term, response generic term noun, register generic term noun, heel counter, piece of leather generic term noun, counterpunch, parry, punch generic term, clout generic term, poke generic term, lick generic term, biff generic term verb, answer generic term, reply generic term, respond generic term verb, anticipate, foresee, forestall, act generic term, move generic term