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▸ verb: To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
▸ verb: To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
▸ verb: To bend or curve back.
▸ verb: To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
▸ noun: An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
▸ noun: A pressure cooker.
▸ noun: A crematory furnace.
▸ verb: (transitive) To heat in a retort.
Similar:
rejoinder,
repay,
comeback,
come back,
return,
rejoin,
riposte,
back answer,
reply,
counteraction,
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