counter-punch

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English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ punch.

Noun

counter-punch (plural counter-punches)

  1. Alternative form of counterpunch
    • 2020 September 5, Phil McNulty, “Iceland 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport:
      Iceland were defiant, as they always are, rigid in defence and lacking in attacking ambition, willing to simply keep England at arm's length and maybe land a counter-punch.