counterpunch
3
6.5
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌpʌnʧ/
:
contragolpe
- I also watch these "gotcha" claims with dread and wish that claimants would remember my constant urgings not to make roundhouse swings aiming for a knockout, which leaves our side open to a counterpunch.
I was, my actions were setting up my counterpunch.
- I was, my actions were setting up my counterpunch.
Examples
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What you do is counterpunch as well.
Blog text (15) -
Avoiding the counterpunch, Jimmy sticks a jab.
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I know how to counterpunch in this situation.
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The worst thing the Red Sox could do right now would be to react and make a deal of their own as a counterpunch.
Blog text (5) -
Unlike the A's, the Rangers couldn't handle a counterpunch.
Blog text (8) -
The night's biggest counterpunch, Richard Leonard's 100-yard kickoff return, also counts as a "feel good" moment.
Blog text (16) -
Not surprisingly, Ramon Peon's advice published in the Hollywood Reporter on how American producers could "hit" the Spanish market brought a quick and scathing counterpunch from Mexico City-based commentators.
Academic text (1998) -
But he’d better get started, because these reality-challenged haymakers he keeps throwing just keep setting him up for a counterpunch, losing him media cycles and eroding his one genuine strength with the electorate.
Blog text (25) -
During the match, he landed a powerful counterpunch that surprised his opponent.
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The boxer practiced his counterpunch technique to effectively respond to attacks.
Synonyms
39
3.9
A quick reply or action in response to something
2
6.7
An action to respond to an opponent and get back an advantage
1
9.4
A quick counterattack after blocking an opponent's lunge
A hit given back after an attack
A quick attack made in response to an opponent's move, often in fencing
A shot made in reply to another person's shot
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Etymology
Counterpunch comes from counter ('against') and punch, so think of a hit sent back at an attacker. So it means a punch or a reply given 'in answer' to an attack, literally a hit back in boxing or a sharp verbal reply.