counter
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
counters
plural
counters
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTER
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1
:
a piece of furniture with a flat surface that workers and customers stand on opposite sides of when doing business in a store, restaurant, etc.
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see also lunch counter
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He walked up to the counter and ordered his food.
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There was a long line at the sales/checkout counter.
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I put my money down on the counter.
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She recognized the man behind the counter.
2
US
a
:
a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen
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a kitchen counter
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I wish my kitchen had more counter space. [=I wish it had more counters or a bigger counter]
— called also
countertop,
(British)
worktop
—
see picture at kitchen
b
:
a flat surface around a sink in a bathroom
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a bathroom counter
— called also
countertop
3
:
a small object that is used in some board games
over the counter
:
without a special note (called a prescription) from a doctor
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The drug is available over the counter.
under the counter
:
secretly and usually illegally
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The workers were paid under the counter. [=under the table]
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counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural
counters
2
counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural
counters
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTER
[count]
:
a person or device that counts something
—
see also bean counter, geiger counter
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The counter records how many people visit the Web site.
counters;
countered;
countering
counters;
countered;
countering
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTER
1
a
[no object]
:
to do something in defense or in response to something
— often + with
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She countered with some of the most brilliant chess moves ever seen.
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He countered with a punch to the other fighter's head.
b
[+ object]
:
to make (something) less effective or ineffective
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This pill will counter [=counteract] the side effects of the other one.
2
:
to say (something) in response to something that another person has said
[+ object]
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When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.
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“I could say the same thing about you,” she countered.
[no object]
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After she made her point, he could not counter with anything.
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counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural
counters
4
counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
noun
plural
counters
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTER
[count]
formal
:
something that is made or done as a defense against or response to something else
:
something that makes something else less effective or ineffective
— usually singular
— usually + to
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The policy is intended as a counter to efforts to decrease spending on education.
5
counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
adverb
5
counter
/ˈkaʊntɚ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of COUNTER
:
in a way that goes against or does not agree with something
— + to
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The soldier acted counter to his orders. [=he did something that was against his orders]
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His theory ran counter to [=was opposed to; did not agree with] the beliefs of his time.
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Such behavior runs counter to the values of society.
