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
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
