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retort |
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 -------------- 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)
retort definition
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