Definition of counter

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Counter (v. t.) A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.

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Counter :: Counter (adv.) Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.
Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
Answer :: Answer (n.) A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. t.) To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc..
Resist :: Resist (v. t.) To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction..
Fistic :: Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes..
Countercurrent :: Countercurrent (n.) A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Counterfeited :: Counterfeited (imp. & p. p.) of Counterfei.
Antagonism :: Antagonism (n.) Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
Countre- :: Countre- () Same as prefix Counter-.
Fish :: Fish (n.) A counter, used in various games..
Counter-roll :: Counter-roll (n.) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll.
Brad :: Brad (n.) A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head..
Counterpole :: Counterpole (n.) The exact opposite.
Inverted :: Inverted (a.) Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.
Counterscarf :: Counterscarf (n.) The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the counterscarp..
Bogus :: Bogus (a.) Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit..
Countervallation :: Countervallation (n.) See Contravallation.
Counterscale :: Counterscale (n.) Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another..
Counterplead :: Counterplead (v. t.) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
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