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counter definition and meaning
adv.
A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.
v. t.
One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.
v. t.
A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
v. t.
Money; coin; -- used in contempt.
v. t.
A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
v. t.
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
v. t.
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.
adv.
Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.
adv.
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter.
adv.
At or against the front or face.
a.
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
adv.
The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
adv.
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.
adv.
The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
adv.
The back leather or heel part of a boot.
n.
An encounter.
v. i.
To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
Crossword clues for counter
- A bar
- Bench
- Hit back
- Kitchen feature; reverse
- Shop fitting
- Work surface
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