. One that is an opposite.
2. Sports A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.
3. Sports A fencing parry in which one foil follows the other in a circular fashion.
4. A stiff piece of leather around the heel of a shoe.
5. Nautical The portion of a ship's stern extending from the water line to the extreme outward swell.
6. Printing The depression between the raised lines of the face on a piece of type.