English noun: getting even | |||
| 1. | getting even (act) a reciprocal group action | ||
| Samples | In return we gave them as good as we got. | ||
| Synonyms | paying back, return | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | payment, reciprocation, requital, retaliation, revenge, tit for tat | ||