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counterwork

[ noun koun-ter-wurk; verb koun-ter-wurk, koun-ter-wurk ]

noun

  1. work or action to oppose some other work or action.

verb (used without object)

  1. to work in opposition.

verb (used with object)

  1. to work in opposition to; hinder or frustrate.

counterwork

/ ˈ첹ʊԳəˌɜː /

noun

  1. work done in opposition to other work
  2. defensive fortifications put up against attack
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܲԳٱˌɴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dzܲt-ɴǰe noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of counterwork1

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + work
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His case, he feared, was too sure to prove a sorrowful one, for he knew not how to counterwork their malevolence.

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At first he will be repeatedly putting more force on one hand than on another, and will have to rectify his course by counterwork with the neglected hand.

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Counterwork for the Abdominal Muscles 224g.

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How vehemently they counterwork each other!

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Two reigns which never have ceased and never can cease to counterwork each other, the reign of the 51Թ and the reign of the Sword.

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