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English verb: strike back

1. strike back (competition) make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil


SamplesThe Empire strikes back.
The Giants struck back and won the opener.
The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing.


Synonymsretaliate


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)hit, strike









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