counterpunch (English, verb)
expansion: counterpunch (third-person singular simple present counterpunches, present participle counterpunching, simple past and past participle counterpunched)
Senses:
topics: boxing
government
hobbies
lifestyle
martial-arts
military
politics
sports
war
glosses: To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the opponent.
glosses: To deliver a competitive response to an opponent designed to exploit a weakness created by the opponent's offensive efforts.
Forms:
form: counterpunches
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: counterpunching
tags: participle
present
form: counterpunched
tags: participle
past
form: counterpunched
tags: past
form: counter-punch
tags: alternative