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Countering - definition of countering by The Free Dictionary Countering - definition of countering by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/countering Printer Friendly counter (redirected from countering ) Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Idioms , Encyclopedia . coun·ter 1 (koun′tər) adj. Contrary; opposing: moves and counter moves on the checkerboard. n. 1. One that is an opposite. 2. Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another. 3. Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion. 4. A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe or boot. 5. Nautical An overhanging portion of a ship's or boat's stern extending from the water line up to the transom. 6. Printing The depression between the raised lines of the face on a piece of type. v. coun·tered , coun·ter·ing , coun·ters v. tr. 1. To meet or return (a blow) by another blow. 2. To move or act in opposition to; oppose. 3. To offer in response: countered that she was too busy to be thorough. v. intr. To move, act, or respond so as to be in opposition. adv. 1. In a contrary manner or direction. 2. To or toward an opposite or dissimilar course or outcome: a method running counter to traditional techniques. [Middle English countre , from Old French contre , from Latin contrā ; see counter- .] count·er 2 (koun′tər) n. 1. A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served. 2. Games A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place. 3. a. An imitation coin; a token. b. A piece of money. Idioms: over the counter 1. Without being listed or available on an officially recognized stock exchange but in trade by direct negotiation between buyers and sellers: bought stocks over the counter. 2. 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. [Middle English countour , from Anglo-Norman counteour , from Medieval Latin computātōrium , countinghouse , from Latin computāre , to calculate ; see count 1 .] count·er 3 (koun′tər) n. One that counts, especially an electronic or mechanical device that automatically counts occurrences or repetitions of phenomena or events. 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. counter ( ˈkaʊntə ) n 1. a horizontal surface, as in a shop or bank, over which business is transacted 2. (Furniture) (in some cafeterias) a long table on which food is served to customers 3. (Games, other than specified) a. a small flat disc of wood, metal, or plastic, used in various board games b. a similar disc or token used as an imitation coin 4. a person or thing that may be used or manipulated 5. (Ice Skating) a skating figure consisting of three circles 6. under the counter ( under-the-counter when prenominal ) (of the sale of goods, esp goods in short supply) clandestine, surreptitious, or illegal; not in an open manner 7. (Stock Exchange) over the counter ( over-the-counter when prenominal ) (of security transactions) through a broker rather than on a stock exchange [C14: from Old French comptouer, ultimately from Latin computāre to compute] counter ( ˈkaʊntə ) adv 1. in a contrary direction or manner 2. in a wrong or reverse direction 3. run counter to to have a contrary effect or action to adj opposing; opposite; contrary n 4. something that is contrary or opposite to some other thing 5. an act, effect, or force that opposes another 6. (Boxing) a return attack, such as a blow in boxing 7. (Fencing) fencing a parry in which the foils move in a circular fashion 8. (Nautical Terms) the portion of the stern of a boat or ship that overhangs the water aft of the rudder 9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: void the inside area of a typeface that is not type high, such as the centre of an "o", and therefore does not print 10. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the part of a horse's breast under the neck and between the shoulders 11. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe vb 12. to say or do (something) in retaliation or response 13. ( tr ) to move, act, or perform in a manner or direction opposite to (a person or thing) 14. to return the attack of (an opponent) [C15: from Old French contre, from Latin contrā against] counter ( ˈkaʊntə ) n 1. a person who counts 2. (Mechanical Engineering) an apparatus that records the number of occurrences of events 3. (General Physics) any instrument for detecting or counting ionizing particles or photons. See Geiger counter , scintillation counter , crystal counter 4. (Electronics) electronics another name for scaler 2 [C14: from Old French conteor, from Latin computātor; see count 1 ] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 count•er 1 (ˈkaʊn tər) n. 1. a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc. 2. (in restaurants, luncheonettes, etc.) a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which food is prepared and served. 3. a surface for the preparation of food in a kitchen, esp. on a low cabinet. 4. anything used to keep account, esp. a disk or other small object used in games, as in checkers. Idioms: 1. over the counter, a. (of the sale of stock) through a broker's office rather than through the stock exchange. b. (of the sale of merchandise) through a retail store rather than through a wholesaler. c. (of the sale of medicinal drugs) without requiring a prescription. 2. under the counter, in a clandestine manner, esp. illegally. [1300–50; Middle English countour < Anglo-French (Old French comptoir ) < Medieval Latin computātorium place for computing = Latin computā(re) to compute ] count•er 2 (ˈkaʊn tər) n. 1. a person who counts. 2. a device for counting revolutions of a wheel, items produced, etc. 3. any of various instruments for detecting ionizing radiation and for registering counts, as a Geiger counter. [1325–75; Middle English countour < Anglo-French (Old French conteor ) « Latin computātor = computā(re) to compute + -tor -tor ] coun•ter 3 (ˈkaʊn tər) adv. 1. in the wrong way; in the reverse direction. 2. contrary; in opposition. adj. 3. opposite; opposed; contrary. n. 4. something that is opposite or contrary to something else. 5. a blow delivered in receiving or parrying another blow, as in boxing. 6. a statement or action made to refute or oppose another statement or action. 7. a circular parry in fencing. 8. a piece of leather or the like inside the lining of the upper of a shoe or boot, around the heel, to keep it stiff. 9. the part of a vessel's stern that overhangs and projects aft of the sternpost. v.t. 10. to go counter to; oppose; controvert. 11. to meet or answer (a move, blow, etc.) by another in return. v.i. 12. to make a counter or opposing move. 13. to give a blow while receiving or parrying one, as in boxing. [1400–50; late Middle English countre < Anglo-French co(u)ntre, cuntre, Old French contre < Latin contrā against] counter- a prefix used in the formation of words that have the general senses “against or counter to” ( counterintuitive ), “in response or reply to” ( counterattack; counteroffer ), “thwarting, or designed to thwart, frustrate, or nullify” ( counterespionage; counterproductive ), “refuting” ( counterexample ), “opposite, in the reverse direction” ( counterclockwise; countercurrent ), “offsetting, complementary” ( counterbalance; counterpart ), “occurring simultaneously” ( countermelody ). [Middle English countre-; see counter 3 ] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. counter Past participle: countered Gerund: countering Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative counter counter Present I counter you counter he/she/it counters we counter you counter they counter Preterite I countered you countered he/she/it countered we countered you countered they countered Present Continuous I am countering you are countering he/she/it is countering we are countering you are countering they are countering Present Perfect I have countered you have countered he/she/it has countered we have countered you have countered they have countered Past Continuous I was countering you were countering he/she/it was countering we were countering you were countering they were countering Past Perfect I had countered you had countered he/she/it had countered we had countered you had countered they had countered Future I will counter you will counter he/she/it will counter we will counter you will counter they will counter Future Perfect I will have countered you will have countered he/she/it will have countered we will have countered you will have countered they will have countered Future Continuous I will be countering you will be countering he/she/it will be countering we will be countering you will be countering they will be countering Present Perfect Continuous I have been countering you have been countering he/she/it has been countering we have been countering you have been countering they have been countering Future Perfect Continuous I will have been countering you will have been countering he/she/it will have been countering we will have been countering you will have been countering they will have been countering Past Perfect Continuous I had been countering you had been countering