Contra

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A deal to swap goods or services.
2. 2
   noun A conservative; originally tied to Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
3. 3
   noun An entry (or account) that cancels another entry (or account).
4. 4
   noun Any of the musical instruments in the contrabass range, e.g. contrabassoon, contrabass clarinet or, especially, double bass.
5. 5
   noun A contra dance.
6. 6
   noun A country dance.
7. 7
   verb To undo; to reverse.
8. 8
   adverb Contrary to something
9. 9
   preposition Against; contrary or opposed to; in opposition or contrast to