Counterstroke

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counterstroke \Coun"ter*stroke`\ (-str?k`), n.
     A stroke or blow in return. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "counterstroke":
     backfire, boomerang, comeback, counter, counterattack,
     counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency,
     countermeasure, counterrevolution, counterstep, defense, exchange,
     give-and-take, interchange, reciprocation, recoil, reply,
     retaliation, retort, return