Synonym: antagonistic, anticipate, buffet, comeback, counterpunch, foresee, forestall, heel counter, parry, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte, sideboard, tabulator. Similar words: counterpart, country, county, account, count out, count on, discount, account for. Meaning: ['kaʊntə] 
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; has shelves and drawers 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. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot 9. a return punch (especially by a boxer). v. 1. speak in response 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. adj. indicating opposition or resistance. adv. in the opposite direction.
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; has shelves and drawers 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. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot 9. a return punch (especially by a boxer). v. 1. speak in response 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. adj. indicating opposition or resistance. adv. in the opposite direction. 
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61. He slammed the counter with the flat of his hand.
62. He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's.
63. Some actions by the authorities ran counter to the president's call for leniency.
64. He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a mixed selection of chocolates.
65. The government's plans run counter to agreed European policy on this issue.
66. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
67. Set the video counter to zero before you press play.
68. Ownership of the land gives us a strong bargaining counter.
69. He clopped over to the reception counter in his large leather boots.
70. The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
71. Passengers are kindly requested not to smoke at the buffet counter.
72. In this country pornography was once sold under the counter.
73. She spread pieces of bread on the counter and began buttering them.
74. Take the chit to the counter and collect your books.
75. There are steps you can take to counter the effects of stress.
76. The government's programme should be an effective counter to unemployment.
77. He gave his counter a polish with a soft duster.
78. The smugglers allegedly sold the gold under the counter(sentencedict .com), cheating the VAT man out of ￡5 million.
79. Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.
80. She left her purse on the counter, so I had to trot down the street after her.
81. Much of the plan runs counter to European agriculture and environmental policy.
82. She opened the serving hatch and put the soup on the counter.
83. Each transaction at the foreign exchange counter seems to take forever.
84. Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.
85. Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts.
86. O'Brien sat on a bar stool and leaned his elbows on the counter.
87. The local supermarket has a good deli counter.
88. The cashier stood waiting behind the counter.
89. And they sell under the counter, you know.
90. I saw Thelma clearing the counter of anything breakable.
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