Search Result for "get back":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost;
- Example: "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"
- Example: "He got back his son from the kidnappers"
[syn: win back, get back]

2. take revenge or even out a score;
- Example: "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
[syn: get even, get back]

3. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury;
- Example: "I finally settled with my old enemy"
[syn: settle, get back]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

get back
    v 1: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; "We
         got back the money after we threatened to sue the company";
         "He got back his son from the kidnappers" [syn: win back,
         get back]
    2: take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat
       --I want to get even" [syn: get even, get back]
    3: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally
       settled with my old enemy" [syn: settle, get back]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "get back":
   ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, recuperate,
   redeem, regain, renovate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, repossess,
   restore, resume, retake, retrieve, revindicate, revive,
   take back