counterblow


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coun·ter·blow

 (koun′tər-blō′)
n.
A blow delivered in return.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

counterblow

(ˈkaʊntəˌbləʊ)
n
a retaliatory blow
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coun•ter•blow

(ˈkaʊn tərˌbloʊ)

n.
a blow given in return or retaliation, as in boxing. Also calledcounterpunch.
[1625–35]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.counterblow - a return blow; a retaliatory blow
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
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counterblow

noun
The act of retaliating:
Idioms:an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, like for like , measure for measure .
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Translations

counterblow

[ˈkaʊntəbləʊ]Ncontragolpem
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005


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