Countermove

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A move made in opposition or retaliation to another.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a move in retaliation or opposition.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A move in opposition or response to a preceding move.
  • v. To move in opposition or in retaliation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To move in a contrary direction to.
  • A movement in opposition to another.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A counter-movement.
  • To move in a contrary direction, or in antagonism to.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
    • Equivalent
    countermovement   
    Verb Form
    countermoved    countermoving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    onslaught    onset    onrush    attack   
    Hyponym
    riposte   
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