Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retort 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retort 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  retort 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  retort 
 
  1  sense  of  retort 
 
  Sense  1 
  retort,  come  back  repay,  return,  riposte,  rejoin 
  =>  answer,  reply,  respond 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  retort 
 
  retort  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  retort 
 
  Sense  1 
  retort,  come  back  repay,  return,  riposte,  rejoin 
  =>  answer,  reply,  respond 
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  Grep  of  noun  retort 
  retort 
 
  Overview  of  noun  retort 
 
  The  noun  retort  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rejoinder,  retort,  return,  riposte,  comeback  --  (a  quick  reply  to  a  question  or  remark  (especially  a  witty  or  critical  one);  "it  brought  a  sharp  rejoinder  from  the  teacher") 
  2.  retort  --  (a  vessel  where  substances  are  distilled  or  decomposed  by  heat) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retort 
 
  The  verb  retort  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  retort,  come  back  repay,  return,  riposte,  rejoin  --  (answer  back) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  retort 
 
  The  noun  retort  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rejoinder,  retort,  return,  riposte,  comeback  --  (a  quick  reply  to  a  question  or  remark  (especially  a  witty  or  critical  one);  "it  brought  a  sharp  rejoinder  from  the  teacher") 
  2.  retort  --  (a  vessel  where  substances  are  distilled  or  decomposed  by  heat) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retort 
 
  The  verb  retort  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  retort,  come  back  repay,  return,  riposte,  rejoin  --  (answer  back) 

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