counterstrike

English Thesaurus

1. make a counterattack (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	assail, attack,
definition	:	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition)

derivation	:	counterattack, countermove,
definition	:	an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. (noun.act)

derivation	:	counterattack, countermove,
definition	:	an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. (noun.act)