counterbuff
counterbuff noun: a buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
Noun
counterbuff (plural counterbuffs)
- A buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
Verb
counterbuff (third-person singular simple present counterbuffs, present participle counterbuffing, simple past and past participle counterbuffed)
- To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
- The giddy Ship betwixt the VVinds and Tides / Forc'd back, and forvvards in a Circle rides, / Stun'd with the diff'rent Blows; then ſhoots amain / Till counterbuff'd ſhe ſtops, and ſleeps again.1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 553
counterbuff meaning in Tamil
counterbuff in Tamil
- தடைத்தாக்குதல்
Forms of counterbuff
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | counterbuffs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | counterbuffs |
| present participle | counterbuffing |
| past participle | counterbuffed |
| past | counterbuffed |
Origin of counterbuff
From counter- + buff.
Questions about counterbuff
- What does counterbuff mean?
- Counterbuff means a buff (strike) in return; a counterblow.
- What is counterbuff in Tamil?
- Counterbuff in Tamil is தடைத்தாக்குதல். See Counterbuff meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is counterbuff?
- Counterbuff can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of counterbuff?
- The plural of counterbuff is counterbuffs.
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