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counterstrike

noun

Etymology

From counter- + strike. Compare counterstroke.

  1. derived from *streyg-✻ — “to stroke, rub, press”
  2. inherited from *strīkaną✻
  3. inherited from *strīkan✻
  4. inherited from strīcan
  5. inherited from stryken
  6. prefixed as counterstrike — “counter + strike”

Definitions

  1. The tactic of counterattacking.

  2. To perform a counterstrike.

    • Near-synonym: fight back

The neighborhood

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