Contra vs. Counter

Contra and Counter Definitions
Contra
In contrast or opposition to; against.
Counter
A flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted, or food is prepared or served.
Contra
In opposition to something stated or expected; to the contrary.
Counter
(Games)A piece, as of wood or ivory, used for keeping a count or a place.
Contra
A member of the rebel forces that opposed the leftist government of Nicaragua in the 1980s with the funds and support of the United States government.
Counter
An imitation coin; a token.
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Contra
Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to
Counter
A piece of money.
Contra
Contrary to something
Counter
One who counts.
He's only 16 months, but is already a good counter – he can count to 100.
Contra
(business) A deal to swap goods or services.
Counter
A reckoner; someone who collects data by counting; an enumerator.
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Contra
A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
Counter
An object (now especially a small disc) used in counting or keeping count, or as a marker in games, etc.
He rolled a six on the dice, so moved his counter forward six spaces.
Contra
An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
A contra position; a contra entry
The sum for each contra account is shown in the last column.
Counter
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
Contra
Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
Counter
(programming) A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
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Contra
(dance) A contra dance.
Counter
(Internet) A hit counter.
Contra
A country dance.
Counter
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted
He put his money on the counter, and the shopkeeper put it in the till.
Contra
(accounting) To undo; to reverse.
To contra a position (an entry)
Counter
A shop tabletop on which goods are examined, weighed or measured.
Counter
In a kitchen, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, designed to be used for food preparation.
Counter
In a bathroom, a surface, often built into the wall and above a cabinet, which holds the washbasin.
Counter
(curling) Any stone lying closer to the center than any of the opponent's stones.
Counter
(historical) The prison attached to a city court; a compter.
Counter
(grammar) A class of word used along with numbers to count objects and events, typically mass nouns. Although rare and optional in English (e.g. "20 head of cattle"), they are numerous and required in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Counter
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
Counter
(martial arts) A proactive defensive hold or move in reaction to a hold or move by one's opponent.
Always know a counter to any hold you try against your opponent.
Counter
(nautical) The overhanging stern of a vessel above the waterline, below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
Counter
The piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of the foot (above the heel of the shoe/boot).
Counter
(music) contra Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to countertenor.
Counter
The breast of a horse; that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
Counter
(typography) The enclosed or partly closed negative space of a glyph.
Counter
(obsolete) An encounter.
Counter
Contrary, in opposition; in an opposite direction.
Counter
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course.
A hound that runs counter
Counter
To contradict, oppose.
Counter
(boxing) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
Counter
To take action in response to; to respond.
Counter
To encounter.
Counter
Contrary or opposing
His carrying a knife was counter to my plan.
Counter
One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.
Counter
A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc.
The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve as counters reckon the days of the week.
What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it without counters.
Counter
Money; coin; - used in contempt.
To lock such rascal counters from his friends.
Counter
A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.
Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter.
Counter
A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the revolutions or the pulsations.
Counter
A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on which they are weighed or measured.
Counter
The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, - below and somewhat forward of the stern proper.
Counter
Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor.
Counter
The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck.
Counter
The back leather or heel part of a boot.
Counter
An encounter.
With kindly counter under mimic shade.
Counter
Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction; contrariwise; - used chiefly with run or go.
Running counter to all the rules of virtue.
Counter
In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a hound that runs counter.
This is counter, you false Danish dogs!
Counter
At or against the front or face.
Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the back of the flier.
Counter
Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue.
Counter
To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
His left hand countered provokingly.
Counter
Table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
Counter
Game equipment used in various card or board games
Counter
A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
Counter
A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
Counter
A person who counts things
Counter
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
It brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Counter
(computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
Counter
The piece of leather that fits the heel
Counter
A piece of leather forming the back of a shoe
Counter
A return punch (especially by a boxer)
Counter
Speak in response;
He countered with some very persuasive arguments
Counter
Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Counter
Indicating opposition or resistance
Counter
In the opposite direction;
Run counter