Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil;
- Example: "The Empire strikes back"- Example: "The Giants struck back and won the opener"- Example: "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"[syn: retaliate, strike back]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
strike back
v 1: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially
evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants
struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army
retaliated for the Hamas bombing" [syn: retaliate,
strike back]