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A return punch
Answer for the clue "A return punch ", 12 letters:
counterpunch
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n. A punch delivered in return of a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. vb. 1 (context boxing English) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent's momentary defensive weakness caused by a punch thrown by the ...
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Counterpunch can refer to: Counterpunch (boxing) , a punch in boxing CounterPunch , a bi-weekly political newsletter Counterpunch (typography) , a type of punch used in traditional typography Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character Counterpuncher , ...
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n. a return punch (especially by a boxer) [syn: parry , counter ]
Usage examples of counterpunch.
Then he leaned forward counterpunching, just as the sudden slowing of the bus rocked the enemy back on their heels.
Keep moving, counterpunching, examination of motives reveals appeal of dark places has nothing to do with circumstance.
I danced and counterpunched and hooked to the liver, always keeping my guard up, afraid that catching too many head shots would ruin my looks worse than my teeth already had.
My wife counterpunched: "Did you think I'd let my husband vanish for three weeks and do nothing about it?
And Johnston was a counterpuncher in any case, a master of the defensive.
Don't worry, there should still be a few Counterpunches lying around that I can get my hands on.