
Meaning of GET BACK
| Pronunciation: | | get bak
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- [v] get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"
- [v] 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"
- [v] take revenge or even out a score; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"
- [v] come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
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| | Synonyms: | | come back, get even, go back, return, settle, win back |
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| | See Also: | | acquire, avenge, backtrack, boomerang, bounce, cut back, double back, fight, fix, flash back, get, go, go home, head home, home, locomote, move, pay back, pay off, retaliate, retrace, revenge, revisit, rise, struggle, trace, travel, turn back, uprise | |
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| | Related Terms: | | ransom, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, recuperate, redeem, regain, renovate, reoccupy, replevin, replevy, repossess, restore, resume, retake, retrieve, revindicate, revive, take back |
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