cross-counter

noun

A counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.

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Meanings

nouncross-counter (plural cross-counters)

plural cross-counters

  1. boxingA counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.
verbcross-counter (third-person singular simple present cross-counters, present participle cross-countering, simple past and past participle cross-countered)

present singular third person cross-counters · participle present cross-countering · participle past cross-countered · past cross-countered

  1. ambitransitiveboxingTo employ a counterattack of this kind on (someone).

Origin

From cross- + counter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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