counterwork
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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work done in opposition to other work
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defensive fortifications put up against attack
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Example Sentences
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Man seeks to know the worst only in order that he may avoid or counterwork it in the furtherance of his interests.
From The Moral Economy by Perry, Ralph Barton
It is an operation that you can counterwork.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
I proceeded to the house of the chief magistrate the instant I arrived, that I might give no time to my adversary to counterwork my proceeding.
From Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are by Godwin, William
Let it be to abjure thy malice; to counterwork this hellish stratagem; to turn from me and from my brother, this desolating rage!
From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden
How shall I counterwork his plots, or detect his coadjutor?
From Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale by Brown, Charles Brockden
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