hit back en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(intransitive) To retaliate
The Baggies almost hit back instantly when Graham Dorrans broke from midfield and pulled the trigger from 15 yards but Paul Robinson did superbly to tip the Scot's drive around the post.
2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:
- (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To return a missed phone call with (someone).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hit back | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hit back | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| hitting back | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hits back | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
de zurückschlagen (to retaliate)