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strike back

/ strike back /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
"The Empire strikes back"
"The Giants struck back and won the opener"
"The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
Type of:
strike hit
Derived:
retaliation revenge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
41%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
3
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strike hit