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coun·ter·punch
(koun′tər-pŭnch′)n.
A countering attack or blow, especially one delivered by a boxer.
intr.v. coun·ter·punched, coun·ter·punch·ing, coun·ter·punch·es
To deliver a counterpunch.
coun′ter·punch′er n.
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counterpunch
(ˈkaʊntəˌpʌntʃ) boxingvb (intr)
(Boxing) to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
n
(Boxing) a return punch
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coun•ter•blow
(ˈkaʊn tərˌbloʊ)n.
a blow given in return or retaliation, as in boxing. Also called counterpunch.
[1625–35]
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counterpunch
Past participle: counterpunched
Gerund: counterpunching
| Imperative |
|---|
| counterpunch |
| counterpunch |
| Present |
|---|
| I counterpunch |
| you counterpunch |
| he/she/it counterpunches |
| we counterpunch |
| you counterpunch |
| they counterpunch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I counterpunched |
| you counterpunched |
| he/she/it counterpunched |
| we counterpunched |
| you counterpunched |
| they counterpunched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am counterpunching |
| you are counterpunching |
| he/she/it is counterpunching |
| we are counterpunching |
| you are counterpunching |
| they are counterpunching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have counterpunched |
| you have counterpunched |
| he/she/it has counterpunched |
| we have counterpunched |
| you have counterpunched |
| they have counterpunched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was counterpunching |
| you were counterpunching |
| he/she/it was counterpunching |
| we were counterpunching |
| you were counterpunching |
| they were counterpunching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had counterpunched |
| you had counterpunched |
| he/she/it had counterpunched |
| we had counterpunched |
| you had counterpunched |
| they had counterpunched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will counterpunch |
| you will counterpunch |
| he/she/it will counterpunch |
| we will counterpunch |
| you will counterpunch |
| they will counterpunch |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have counterpunched |
| you will have counterpunched |
| he/she/it will have counterpunched |
| we will have counterpunched |
| you will have counterpunched |
| they will have counterpunched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be counterpunching |
| you will be counterpunching |
| he/she/it will be counterpunching |
| we will be counterpunching |
| you will be counterpunching |
| they will be counterpunching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been counterpunching |
| you have been counterpunching |
| he/she/it has been counterpunching |
| we have been counterpunching |
| you have been counterpunching |
| they have been counterpunching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been counterpunching |
| you will have been counterpunching |
| he/she/it will have been counterpunching |
| we will have been counterpunching |
| you will have been counterpunching |
| they will have been counterpunching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been counterpunching |
| you had been counterpunching |
| he/she/it had been counterpunching |
| we had been counterpunching |
| you had been counterpunching |
| they had been counterpunching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would counterpunch |
| you would counterpunch |
| he/she/it would counterpunch |
| we would counterpunch |
| you would counterpunch |
| they would counterpunch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have counterpunched |
| you would have counterpunched |
| he/she/it would have counterpunched |
| we would have counterpunched |
| you would have counterpunched |
| they would have counterpunched |
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Noun 1. [画像:counterpunch - a return punch (especially by a boxer)]counterpunch - a return punch (especially by a boxer)
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