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counterstrike

counterstrike noun: the tactic of counterattacking.

Noun

counterstrike (plural counterstrikes)

  1. The tactic of counterattacking.
    Synonyms:
    counterattack

Verb

counterstrike (third-person singular simple present counterstrikes, present participle counterstriking, simple past and past participle counterstruck)

  1. (intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
    • Near-synonym: fight back

Synonyms of counterstrike

Forms of counterstrike

Noun
pluralcounterstrikes
Verb
third-person singular presentcounterstrikes
present participlecounterstriking
past participlecounterstruck
pastcounterstruck

Origin of counterstrike

From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke.

Questions about counterstrike

What does counterstrike mean?
Counterstrike means the tactic of counterattacking.
What part of speech is counterstrike?
Counterstrike can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of counterstrike?
The plural of counterstrike is counterstrikes.

Words near counterstrike in the dictionary

  1. counterstream
  2. counterstreamer
  3. counterstreamers
  4. counterstreaming
  5. counterstreams
  6. counterstrike
  7. counterstrikes
  8. counterstriking
  9. counterstroke
  10. counterstrokes
  11. counterstruck

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