1. (

• counter

) table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted ;

2. (

• counter ,

) game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games ;

3. (

• counter ,
• tabulator

) a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens ;

4. (

• buffet ,
• counter ,
• sideboard

) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers ;

5. (

• counter

) a person who counts things ;

6. (

• rejoinder ,
• retort ,
• return ,
• riposte ,
• replication ,
• comeback ,
• counter

) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" ;

7. (

• counter ,

) (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) ;

8. (

• counter ,
• heel_counter

) a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot; "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" ;

9. (

• counterpunch ,
• parry ,
• counter

) a return punch (especially by a boxer) ;

1. (

• counter

) speak in response; "He countered with some very persuasive arguments" ;

2. (

• anticipate ,
• foresee ,
• forestall ,
• counter

) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time ;

1. (

• antagonistic ,
• counter

) indicating opposition or resistance ;

1. (

• counter

) in the opposite direction; "run counter" ;