counterplay vs spurn

counterplay

verb
  • To counter; to contrast or contradict. 

  • To make a counterplay; to play in response. 

noun
  • A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game. 

  • A game move made as a response. 

  • A counterattack in a different part of the board. 

spurn

verb
  • To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn. 

  • To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity) 

  • To reject something by pushing it away with the foot. 

noun
  • An act of spurning; a scornful rejection. 

  • A kick; a blow with the foot. 

  • A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass. 

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