retort /ri-törtˈ/

1. To throw back
2. To return upon an assailant or opponent
3. To answer in retaliation
4. To answer sharply or wittily
5. To reject (Shakespeare)
6. To purify or treat in a retort (chem)
7. To sterilize (food in a sealed container) by heating it with steam, etc (US)

To make a sharp reply

1. Retaliation
2. A ready and sharp or witty answer
3. The art or act of retorting
4. A vessel in which substances are placed for carrying out a chemical process, typically a flask with a long bent-back neck used for distillation

retorˈted adjective

1. Bent back
2. Thrown back
3. Turned back

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