nnoun.communicationa quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)Synset:comeback counter rejoinder replication retort return
Examples:- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Derivationally Related Form:counterretortreturnripostecome back
Hypernyms:reply response
Inherited Hypernyms:rejoinderreplyspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:back talkbacktalklipmouthsasssassing
nnoun.act(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lungeTopic:fencing
Hypernyms:counterattack countermove
Inherited Hypernyms:ripostecounterattackattackoperationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.motionmake a return thrustTopic:fencing
Hypernyms:hurl hurtle lunge thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:ripostelungemove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationanswer backSynset:come back rejoin repay retort return
Derivationally Related Form:comebackreturnriposteretort
Hypernyms:answer reply respond
Inherited Hypernyms:retortanswerstateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: retort, rejoin)