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COUNTERBLOW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does counterblow mean?
• COUNTERBLOW (noun)
The noun COUNTERBLOW has 1 sense:
1. a return blow; a retaliatory blow
Familiarity information: COUNTERBLOW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A return blow; a retaliatory blow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("counterblow" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
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