Counterpunch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a return punch (especially by a boxer)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpˌʌntʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəpˌʌntʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəpˌʌntʃ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpˌʌntʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counter parry

Word Forms

parry

verb

impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegenschlag

ein Rückschlag (besonders von einem Boxer)

🇫🇷French

contre-poinçon

un coup de poing en retour (surtout par un boxeur)

🇪🇸Spanish

contragolpe

un golpe de retorno (especialmente por parte de un boxeador)

🇮🇹Italian

contropugno

un pugno di risposta (soprattutto da parte di un pugile)

🇳🇱Dutch

tegenstoot

een retourstoot (vooral door een bokser)

🇵🇹Portuguese

contra-ataque

um soco de retorno (especialmente de um boxeador)

🇷🇺Russian

контрудар

ответный удар (особенно боксера)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जवाबी मुक्का

एक रिटर्न पंच (विशेषकर एक मुक्केबाज द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল্টা পাঞ্চ

একটি রিটার্ন পাঞ্চ (বিশেষ করে একজন বক্সার দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர் பஞ்ச்

திரும்பும் குத்து (குறிப்பாக குத்துச்சண்டை வீரரால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎదురు పంచ్

రిటర్న్ పంచ్ (ముఖ్యంగా బాక్సర్ ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

काउंटरपंच

रिटर्न पंच (विशेषत: बॉक्सरद्वारे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઉન્ટરપંચ

વળતર પંચ (ખાસ કરીને બોક્સર દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೌಂಟರ್ಪಂಚ್

ರಿಟರ್ನ್ ಪಂಚ್ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬಾಕ್ಸರ್‌ನಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർപഞ്ച്

ഒരു റിട്ടേൺ പഞ്ച് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു ബോക്സർ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਪੰਚ

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਪਸੀ ਪੰਚ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਇੱਕ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی کارٹون

واپسی کا پنچ (خاص طور پر ایک باکسر کے ذریعہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反击

回击（尤其是拳击手）

🇯🇵Japanese

カウンターパンチ

リターンパンチ（特にボクサーによる）

🇰🇷Korean

반격하다

리턴 펀치(특히 복서의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cú đấm phản công

một cú đấm đáp trả (đặc biệt là của một võ sĩ quyền Anh)

🇹🇭Thai

หมัดตอบโต้

การชกคืน (โดยเฉพาะนักมวย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pukulan balasan

pukulan balasan (terutama oleh petinju)

🇲🇾Malay

pukulan balas

pukulan balas (terutamanya oleh peninju)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لكمة مضادة

لكمة العودة (خاصة من قبل الملاكم)

🇮🇷Persian

پانچ

یک مشت برگشتی (مخصوصا بوکسور)

🇹🇷Turkish

karşı vuruş

bir karşılık yumruğu (özellikle bir boksör tarafından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אגרוף נגד

אגרוף חוזר (במיוחד על ידי מתאגרף)

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The primary meaning of 'counterpunch' is 'a return punch (especially by a boxer)'.

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