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counter [ˈkaʊntɚ]

1 counter noun
  • 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.
  • a long, flat surface on which food is prepared in a kitchen —called also countertop, worktop
  • a flat surface around a sink in a bathroom —called also countertop
2 counter noun
  • a person or device that counts something
3 counter verb
  • to do something in defense or in response to something—often + with
  • to make (something) less effective or ineffective
  • to say (something) in response to something that another person has said
4 counter noun
  • 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
5 counter adverb
  • in a way that goes against or does not agree with something—+ to