Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
win 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]