To speak or act in response, as to a question

• riposte

  1. A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. To make a return thrust.

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  1. A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. To make a return thrust.

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• return

  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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  1. To go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place:
  2. To revert in speech, thought, or practice:
  3. To revert to a former owner.

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• respond

  1. To make a reply; answer:
  2. To act in return or in answer:
  3. To react positively or favorably:

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  1. To make a reply; answer:
  2. To act in return or in answer:
  3. To react positively or favorably:

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• reply

  1. To speak or write as a reaction to a question or other prompting.
  2. To act in reaction or as a response:
  3. To respond to the defendant's answer or plea.

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  1. To speak or write as a reaction to a question or other prompting.
  2. To act in reaction or as a response:
  3. To respond to the defendant's answer or plea.

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• rejoin

  1. To say in reply, especially in sharp response to a reply.
  2. To reply.

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  1. To say in reply, especially in sharp response to a reply.
  2. To reply.

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• answer

  1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
  2. A correct reply.
  3. A solution, as to a problem.

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  1. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
  2. A correct reply.
  3. A solution, as to a problem.

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To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one

• strike back

  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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  1. (intransitive) To retaliate

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• retaliate

  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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  1. To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
  2. To pay back (an injury) in kind.

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• reciprocate

  1. To give or take mutually; interchange:
  2. To show, feel, or give in response or return:
  3. To give and take something mutually.

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  1. To give or take mutually; interchange:
  2. To show, feel, or give in response or return:
  3. To give and take something mutually.

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• hit back

  1. To retaliate

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  1. To retaliate

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• counter

  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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  1. Contrary; opposing:
  2. One that is an opposite.
  3. A boxing blow given while receiving or parrying another.

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A spirited, incisive reply

• riposte

  1. A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. To make a return thrust.

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  1. A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. To make a return thrust.

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• repartee

  1. A swift, witty reply.
  2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.

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  1. A swift, witty reply.
  2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.

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• comeback

  1. A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity:
  2. A return to popularity:
  3. The act of making up a deficit, as in a contest or game.

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  1. A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity:
  2. A return to popularity:
  3. The act of making up a deficit, as in a contest or game.

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