 get_back |
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| 1. | [ verb ] come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity | |
| Synonyms: | return come_back go_back | |
| Related terms: | travel go_home backtrack trace boomerang bounce cut_back return revisit home rise return | |
| 2. | [ verb ] recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost | |
| Synonyms: | win_back | |
| Examples: | "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company" "He got back his son from the kidnappers" |
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| Related terms: | get | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take revenge or even out a score | |
| Synonyms: | get_even | |
| Examples: | "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" |
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| Related terms: | revenge pay_back | |
| 4. | [ verb ] get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury | |
| Synonyms: | settle | |
| Examples: | "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
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| Related terms: | fight | |
