retort | English to English Dictionary

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retort

(r/I/'t/O/rt )

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)(noun.communication)

Synonym:
comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, return, riposte

source: wordnet30
a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.(noun)

source: webster1913

answer back(verb.communication)

Synonym:
come back, rejoin, repay, return, riposte

source: wordnet30
To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.(verb)

source: webster1913
To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.(verb)

source: webster1913

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