to answer) back

  • 111talk back (to somebody) — ˌtalk ˈback (to sb) derived to answer sb rudely, especially sb in authority related noun ↑back talk Main entry: ↑talkderived …

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  • 112To give back — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …

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  • 113come back — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To return] Syn. come again, reappear, resurface, come to mind; see return 1 . 2. [*To reply] Syn. retort, rejoin, respond; see answer 1 . 3. [*To recover] Syn. do better, triumph, gain, make a comeback; see improve 2 , win 1 …

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  • 114ˌget ˈback to sb — phrasal verb spoken to phone, write, or speak to someone at a later time because you were busy or could not answer their question earlier Can you get back to me on those figures by the end of the day?[/ex] …

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  • 115come|back — «KUHM BAK», noun. 1. Informal. a return to a former condition or position: »Then after his near fatal auto crash in 1949 [Ben Hogan] made his famous comeback at Merion, Pa., by triumphing in 1950 (New York Times). 2. U.S. Slang. a clever answer;… …

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  • 116talk back — phrasal to answer impertinently …

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  • 117talk back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sass, retort, defy; see answer 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To utter an impertinent rejoinder: talk up. Informal: sass, sauce. Idiom: give someone lip. See RESIST, WORDS. II verb See talk …

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  • 118talk back — v. answer rudely, sass, respond with gall n. discussion forum on the Internet which appears at the bottom of an article or news item or other (wherein readers/surfers may write their response) …

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  • 119feed back — verb 1. submit (information) again to a program or automatic system (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑resubmit • Derivationally related forms: ↑feedback • Hypernyms: ↑render, ↑ret …

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  • 120return — Synonyms and related words: CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, IF signal, IM display, RF echoes, about face, acknowledge, acknowledgment, action and reaction, advent, advert, afford, alternate, alternation, amends, answer, answer back,… …

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