counter-blow
noun[C]
(alsocounterblow)uk/ˈkaʊn.təˌbləʊ/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌbloʊ/in afight, ahitwith thehandthat is inreactionto someonehittingyou:
Hisawkwardattemptsat counter-blows had noweightbehind them.
anattackin awar,game, orcompetitionthat is inreactionto anattackfrom anopponent:
The twoteamstradedblowand counter-blow butfinallyhad tosettlefor adraw.
- Heparriedthe counter-blow withease, but was tooslowparryingthe secondblow.
- Thenavy, which hadfailedtostoptheinvaderssofar, nowstruckthe first counter-blow against them.
- While theattackwas not acompletefailureit was not thedecisivecounterblow he hadanticipated.
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- belabour
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- lamp
- mess
- swing
- wallop
- whop
- whup
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