adj.
1.indicating opposition or resistance counter adv.
1.in the opposite direction counter n.
1.table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
2.game equipment used in various card or board games
3.a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
4.a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room
5.a person who counts things
6.a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
7.(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
8.the piece of leather that fits the heel
9.a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe 10.a return punch (especially by a boxer) counter v.
1.speak in response
2.act in advance of
Idiom of the Day
a case of mistaken identity
an incorrect identification of someone
It was a case of mistaken identity when the police arrested the wrong person.
