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Definition: Meaning of, counter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkaʊntə /

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counter counters
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  1. the place where you pay or are served in a shop, bank, restaurant etc
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  2. American English a long flat surface on top of a piece of furniture, especially in a kitchen [=  worktop British English]
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  3. over the counter drugs, medicines etc that are bought over the counter are ones that you can buy in a shop without a PRESCRIPTION from a doctor
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  4. under the counter if you buy something under the counter, you buy it secretly and usually illegally
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  5. a small object that you use in some games that are played on a board
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  6. a piece of electrical equipment that counts something
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  7. a computer program that counts the number of people that have visited a website
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  8. an action that tries to prevent something bad from happening, or an argument that is used to prove that something is wrong
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
counter countered countered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
countering counters
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to say something in order to try to prove that what someone said was not true or as a reply to something
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  2. [transitive] to do something in order to prevent something bad from happening or to reduce its bad effects
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  1. be/run/go counter to something to be the opposite of something
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counter used in phrases

  • Counter Reformation (noun)
    1. to which Protestants objected the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope ; many leaders were Jesuits
  • Geiger counter (noun)
    1. an instrument that finds and measures RADIOACTIVITY
  • Geiger-Muller counter (noun)
    1. counter tube that detects ionizing radiations
  • bean counter (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to examine the cost of doing something, and who is concerned only with making a profit - used to show disapproval
  • boron counter tube (noun)
    1. a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons
  • checkout counter (noun)
    1. a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
  • counter check (noun)
    1. a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
  • counter cheque (noun)
    1. a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals
  • counter conditioning (noun)
    1. conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus
  • counter tube (noun)
    1. a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events
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counter-


Definition: Meaning of, counter- in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkaʊntə /

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  1. the opposite of something
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  2. done or given as a reaction to something, especially to oppose it
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  3. matching something
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