counter-punch

A form of counterpunch — A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match: a return blow, a retaliatory blow.

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Meanings

nouncounter-punch (plural counter-punches)

plural counter-punches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of counterpunch.

    Iceland were defiant, as they always are, rigid in defence and lacking in attacking ambition, willing to simply keep England at arm's length and maybe land a counter-punch.

    2020 September 5, Phil McNulty, “Iceland 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport

Origin

From counter- + punch.

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APA

counter-punch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-punch

MLA

“counter-punch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-punch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-punch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-punch.

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