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counterpunch

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coun⋅ter⋅punch

  [koun-ter-puhnch]
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–noun
counterblow.
Origin:
1675–85; counter- + punch 1

coun⋅ter⋅blow

  [koun-ter-bloh]
–noun
a blow given in return or retaliation, as in boxing.
Also called counterpunch.

Origin:
1625–35; counter- + blow 1
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coun·ter·punch   (koun'tər-pŭnch')   
n.  A countering attack or blow, especially one delivered by a boxer.
intr.v.   coun·ter·punched, coun·ter·punch·ing, coun·ter·punch·es
To deliver a counterpunch.
coun'ter·punch'er n.
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