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cross-counter

cross-counter noun: a counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.

Noun

cross-counter (plural cross-counters)

  1. A counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.

Verb

cross-counter (third-person singular simple present cross-counters, present participle cross-countering, simple past and past participle cross-countered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To employ a counterattack of this kind on (someone).

Forms of cross-counter

Noun
pluralcross-counters
Verb
third-person singular presentcross-counters
present participlecross-countering
past participlecross-countered
pastcross-countered

Origin of cross-counter

From cross- + counter.

Questions about cross-counter

What does cross-counter mean?
Cross-counter means a counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.
What part of speech is cross-counter?
Cross-counter can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cross-counter?
The plural of cross-counter is cross-counters.

Words near cross-counter in the dictionary

  1. cross-contaminator
  2. cross-contaminators
  3. cross-correlate
  4. cross-correlation
  5. cross-correlations
  6. cross-counter
  7. cross-countered
  8. cross-countering
  9. cross-counters
  10. cross-countries
  11. cross-country

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