n.
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : CONTRARY , OPPOSITE
2 : the after portion of a boat from the waterline to the extreme outward swell or stern overhang
3 a : the act of making an attack while parrying one (as in boxing or fencing) also : a blow thus given in boxing b : an agency or force that offsets : CHECK
4 : a stiffener to give permanent form to a boot or shoe upper around the heel
5 : an area within the face of a letter wholly or partly enclosed by strokes
6 : a football play in which the ballcarrier goes in a direction opposite to the movement of the play