counterpunch, parry, counter
(noun) a return punch (especially by a boxer)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
counterpunch (plural counterpunches)
A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
(printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative space in or around a glyph.
• (punch in response to opponent's punch): counterblow, return blow, retaliatory blow
counterpunch (third-person singular simple present counterpunches, present participle counterpunching, simple past and past participle counterpunched)
(boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
