counterattack
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tər noun
verb (used with object)
3.
to make a counterattack against.
verb (used without object)
4.
to deliver a counterattack.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an attack in response to an attack |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to make a counterattack (against) |
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Counterattack
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example sentences
But if the randomness of the crime is rare, the counterattack has been groundbreaking.
Vaccination provides a training exercise that teaches the immune system how to muster a swift counterattack.
Meanwhile, five doses of rabies vaccine given over four weeks are the bullets that complete the counterattack.
So constantly being on defense and having to sort of counterattack the things that they say.
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