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▸ noun: (by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
▸ noun: (figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
▸ noun: An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
▸ verb: (fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
▸ verb: To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
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return,
come back,
repay,
rejoin,
comeback,
retort,
rejoinder,
ripost,
counterriposte,
counter-parry,
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