get back (verb)
111pay back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. discharge a responsibility, even up, compound for; see return 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay off, redress, repay, requite, vindicate. Informal: fix. Archaic: wreak. Idioms: even …
112win back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms win back : present tense I/you/we/they win back he/she/it wins back present participle winning back past tense won back past participle won back to get back something that you have lost We hope to win back the …
113ˌwin sth ˈback — phrasal verb to get back something that you have lost She tried hard to win back his trust.[/ex] …
114claw back — transitive verb Date: 1953 chiefly British to get back (as money) by strenuous or forceful means (as taxation) • clawback noun …
115ˌclaw sth ˈback — phrasal verb British to gradually get back something that you used to have but lost …
116hold back — verb 1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (Freq. 4) Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism • Syn: ↑check, ↑ …
117double back — verb retrace one s course The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back • Syn: ↑backtrack, ↑turn back • Hypernyms: ↑return • Verb Frames: Something s …
118drop back — verb 1. take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football (Freq. 1) The defender dropped back behind his teammate • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. to lag or linger behind …
119give back — verb pay back Please refund me my money • Syn: ↑refund, ↑return, ↑repay • Derivationally related forms: ↑repayment (for: ↑repay), ↑ …
120bounce back — verb improve in health (Freq. 2) He got well fast • Syn: ↑get well, ↑get over • Ant: ↑get worse (for: ↑get well) …
