Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A game move made as a response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A counterattack in a different part of the board.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology, video-games
Synonyms: playing off meta
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: griefing
verb
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: counterattack
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attack
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English play English counterplay From counter- + play.
