counterwork

American  

[kaun-ter-wurk, kaun-ter-wurk, kaun-ter-wurk] / ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrk, ˌkaʊn tərˈwɜrk, ˈkaʊn tərˌwɜrk /

noun

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

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verb (used without object)

1. to work in opposition.

verb (used with object)

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

counterwork British  

/ ˈkaʊntəˌwɜːk /

noun

1. work done in opposition to other work

2. defensive fortifications put up against attack

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Other Word Forms

• counter-worker
  noun
• counterworker
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of counterwork

First recorded in 1590–1600; counter- + work

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

counterwork

It is an operation that you can counterwork.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Alexander Maclaren

By this time the Syracusan counterwork had almost passed the end of the Athenian wall, and if it were carried a few yards further, the siege of Syracuse would be brought to a standstill.

From Stories from Thucydides by H. L. (Herbert Lord) Havell

How shall I counterwork his plots, or detect his coadjutor?

From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown

Would’st thou receive them, other thoughts there are, On angel-wing, descending from above, 1001 Which these, with art divine, would counterwork, And form celestial armour for thy peace.

From Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes by Edward Young

His case, he feared, was too sure to prove a sorrowful one, for he knew not how to counterwork their malevolence.

From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Thomas Cooper

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