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counterstrike
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English
Etymology
From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke.
Noun
counterstrike (plural counterstrikes)
- (military, sports) The tactic of counterattacking.
- Synonym: counterattack
- Hypernyms: strike, attack
- Coordinate terms: preemptive strike, first strike, decapitation strike
Translations
tactic of counterattacking
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Verb
counterstrike (third-person singular simple present counterstrikes, present participle counterstriking, simple past and past participle counterstruck)
- (intransitive) To perform a counterstrike.
- Synonym: counterattack
- Near-synonym: fight back
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