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Meaning of "counterpunch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERPUNCH

counterpunch  [ˈkaʊntəˌpʌntʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERPUNCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Counterpunch is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb counterpunch in English.

WHAT DOES COUNTERPUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of counterpunch in the English dictionary

The definition of counterpunch in the dictionary is to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack. Other definition of counterpunch is a return punch.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERPUNCH

PRESENT

Present
I counterpunch
you counterpunch
he/she/it counterpunches
we counterpunch
you counterpunch
they counterpunch
Present continuous
I am counterpunching
you are counterpunching
he/she/it is counterpunching
we are counterpunching
you are counterpunching
they are counterpunching
Present perfect
I have counterpunched
you have counterpunched
he/she/it has counterpunched
we have counterpunched
you have counterpunched
they have counterpunched
Present perfect continuous
I have been counterpunching
you have been counterpunching
he/she/it has been counterpunching
we have been counterpunching
you have been counterpunching
they have been counterpunching
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I counterpunched
you counterpunched
he/she/it counterpunched
we counterpunched
you counterpunched
they counterpunched
Past continuous
I was counterpunching
you were counterpunching
he/she/it was counterpunching
we were counterpunching
you were counterpunching
they were counterpunching
Past perfect
I had counterpunched
you had counterpunched
he/she/it had counterpunched
we had counterpunched
you had counterpunched
they had counterpunched
Past perfect continuous
I had been counterpunching
you had been counterpunching
he/she/it had been counterpunching
we had been counterpunching
you had been counterpunching
they had been counterpunching
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will counterpunch
you will counterpunch
he/she/it will counterpunch
we will counterpunch
you will counterpunch
they will counterpunch
Future continuous
I will be counterpunching
you will be counterpunching
he/she/it will be counterpunching
we will be counterpunching
you will be counterpunching
they will be counterpunching
Future perfect
I will have counterpunched
you will have counterpunched
he/she/it will have counterpunched
we will have counterpunched
you will have counterpunched
they will have counterpunched
Future perfect continuous
I will have been counterpunching
you will have been counterpunching
he/she/it will have been counterpunching
we will have been counterpunching
you will have been counterpunching
they will have been counterpunching
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would counterpunch
you would counterpunch
he/she/it would counterpunch
we would counterpunch
you would counterpunch
they would counterpunch
Conditional continuous
I would be counterpunching
you would be counterpunching
he/she/it would be counterpunching
we would be counterpunching
you would be counterpunching
they would be counterpunching
Conditional perfect
I would have counterpunch
you would have counterpunch
he/she/it would have counterpunch
we would have counterpunch
you would have counterpunch
they would have counterpunch
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been counterpunching
you would have been counterpunching
he/she/it would have been counterpunching
we would have been counterpunching
you would have been counterpunching
they would have been counterpunching
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you counterpunch
we let´s counterpunch
you counterpunch
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to counterpunch
Past participle
counterpunched
Present Participle
counterpunching
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERPUNCH


after-lunch
ˈɑːftəˌlʌntʃ
brunch
brʌntʃ
bunch
bʌntʃ
Bunche
bʌntʃ
clunch
klʌntʃ
crunch
krʌntʃ
dunch
dʌntʃ
honeybunch
ˈhʌnɪˌbʌntʃ
hunch
hʌntʃ
key-punch
kiː pʌntʃ
lunch
lʌntʃ
munch
mʌntʃ
outpunch
ˌaʊtˈpʌntʃ
prelunch
priːˈlʌntʃ
prepunch
priːˈpʌntʃ
punch
pʌntʃ
runch
rʌntʃ
sarpanch
səˈpʌntʃ
scrunch
skrʌntʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERPUNCH

counterplay
counterplayer
counterplea
counterplead
counterplot
counterplotted
counterplotting
counterploy
counterpoint
counterpoise
counterpoise bridge
counterpose
counterpower
counterpressure
counterproductive
counterproject
counterproof
counterproposal
counterprotest
counterpuncher

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERPUNCH

bell punch
body punch
card punch
centre punch
credit crunch
key punch
launch
milk punch
nail punch
planter´s punch
power lunch
prelaunch
rabbit punch
relaunch
school lunch
soft-launch
staunch
sucker punch
Suffolk punch
Sunday punch

Synonyms and antonyms of counterpunch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «counterpunch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERPUNCH

Find out the translation of counterpunch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of counterpunch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterpunch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反击
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contragolpe
570 millions of speakers

English

counterpunch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

counterpunch
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاونتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

контрудар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

counterpunch
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

counterpunch
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Counterpunch
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegenstempel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カウンター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카운터 펀치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterpunch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

counterpunch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

counterpunch
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काउंटर पंच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı vurma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

counterpunch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Counterpunch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

контрудар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

CounterPunch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

counterpunch
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenvuishou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Counter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Counter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterpunch

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERPUNCH»

The term «counterpunch» is regularly used and occupies the 85.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERPUNCH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «counterpunch» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «counterpunch» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterpunch

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERPUNCH»

Discover the use of counterpunch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterpunch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Counterpunch, 2nd edition: Making Type in the Sixteenth ...
Fred Smeijers is a type desinger who learn to design and cut punches: the key instruments with which metal type is made. This book is a work of practical history, with much contemporary relevance.
Fred Smeijers, 2011
2
Counterpunch
An account of the actress-author's vicious bludgeoning in a Los Angeles park and of her survival emphasizes her will to survive, the value of humor, and a celebration of life
Carol Rossen, 1988
3
Counterpunch: Ali, Tyson, the Brown Bomber, and Other ...
Spanning the period between 1967 and 2005, this compilation includes 84 of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Ira Berkow’s columns on boxing.
Ira Berkow, 2014
4
When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the ...
How EmpiresFall.” Counterpunch, May13, 2008.www.counterpunch.org/ roberts05132008.html (accessedMay 14, 2008). Roberts, PaulCraig. “ HowOffsourcingUndermines America: Losingthe Economyto Mythology.” Counterpunch, June11 ...
Michael Panzner, 2009
5
CounterPunch: The Journalism that Rediscovers America
This is radical reporting from the trenches, a no-holds-barred account of the political, social and environmental scene entering the new millennium.
Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, 2002
6
The politics of anti-Semitism
A searing expose of the sordid exploitation and cheapening of that most emotive of phrases.
Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, 2003
7
Counterpunch
What is Mr. Clean doing in the dirty sport of boxing?
Joseph Thomas Gatrell, Carol Von Raesfeld, 2012
8
Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles ...
Probability = 10% Counterpunch A Counterpunch B Mammoth retaliates with an ad campaign combined with rebates, targeted at your customers. Time to Implement — 3 months. Probability = 20% STRATEGIC MOVE You can create a new ...
Mark McNeilly, 1996
9
Serpents in the Garden: Liaisons with Culture & Sex
The second title in the popular Counterpunch series, takes on American culture, in articles ranging from New Hampshire's history with marijuana to architectural terrorism; from a Freudian look at John Ashcroft to Charles Mingus.
Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair, 2004
10
Punch-Counterpunch
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Punch/Counterpunch is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers universes. He is an Autobot spy who disguises himself as a Decepticon.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERPUNCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterpunch is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Grateful Dead: The Ship of the Sun Bids Farewell
Check out Ron Jacobs on this week's CounterPunch Radio with Eric Draitser where they discuss many of the important themes of Ron's new ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
2
A Rebuke to EU-Imposed Austerity
Roberts' How the Economy Was Lost is now available from CounterPunch in electronic format. Paul Craig Roberts is a former Assistant ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
3
Communist Christianity and Fundamentalist Islam
This full text appears by agreement with Le Monde Diplomatique. CounterPunch features two or three articles from LMD every month. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
4
Grappling With Hormones, Dark Desires and Social Violence
DAVID YEARSLEY is a long-time contributor to CounterPunch and the Anderson Valley Advertiser. His recording of J. S. Bach's organ trio ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
5
On Native Land
... Proyect blogs at http://louisproyect.org and is the moderator of the Marxism mailing list. In his spare time, he reviews films for CounterPunch. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
6
Is Brown the New Black?
As I mentioned in an earlier CounterPunch piece: It became less about what Gupta did wrong and more about what the judge did right… «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
7
Greece Again Can Save The West
... Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. His book How the Economy Was Lost is now available from CounterPunch in electronic format. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
8
Honduras Bleeding
As journalist, author, and former adviser to the Permanent Mission of Honduras at the United Nations, Roberto Quesada, told Counterpunch in ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
9
Donald Trump's Neil Young Counterpunch Personifies His Appeal
Donald Trump's Neil Young Counterpunch Personifies His Appeal. 0. Donald-Trump-and-Neil-Young. by John Nolte25 Jun 20150. High-Rising Trump: Why's ... «Breitbart News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Counterpunch [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/counterpunch>. Apr 2024 ».
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