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Counter

A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a.

One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.

A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.

Money; coin; -- used in contempt.

A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.

A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.

A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured.

Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.

In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter.

At or against the front or face.

Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.

The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.

Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor.

The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.

The back leather or heel part of a boot.

An encounter.

To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.

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Counter Quotations

To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education.
William Glasser

I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?"
Jay Leno

If you watch the news and don't like it, then this is your counter program to the news.
Jon Stewart

The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.
Denis Diderot

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to simply walk down the street. In New York, I dashed in to buy a big pair of sunglasses to conceal myself, but the guy behind the counter shouted 'Hey! It's Dr. House.'
Hugh Laurie

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.
Naguib Mahfouz

Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
Joseph E. Stiglitz

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend.
Alexis Arguello

So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part I am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture.
Thom Mayne

I was not great behind the counter. I had a week off without asking for it. Another time, we had a cart go up in flames, and we went out on another cart, which we wrecked by running it into the cart that was on fire.
Mike Weir

Counter Translations

counter in Italian is numeratore
counter in Spanish is contador, barra, mostrador
counter in Swedish is bardisk

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