(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.

Contrary to intuition or common sense.

(law) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.

(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance. / (figuratively) A force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one.

(transitive) To apply weight in order to balance an opposing weight. / (transitive, figuratively) To match or equal in effect when applying opposing force

US spelling of counter-offensive

US spelling of counter-offensive

Any political or military action taken to defeat insurgency, especially during guerrilla warfare.

More of a hindrance than a help.