counterthrow

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noun

A move that saves a fighter from being thrown by the opponent and converts the motion into a throw of the opponent instead.

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Meanings

nouncounterthrow (plural counterthrows)

plural counterthrows

  1. governmentA move that saves a fighter from being thrown by the opponent and converts the motion into a throw of the opponent instead.
verbcounterthrow (third-person singular simple present counterthrows, present participle counterthrowing, simple past counterthrew, past participle counterthrown)

present singular third person counterthrows · participle present counterthrowing · past counterthrew · participle past counterthrown

  1. To perform such a move.

Origin

From counter- + throw.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with counterthrow

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Cite this entry
APA

counterthrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrow

MLA

“counterthrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterthrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterthrow.

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