strike back in English dictionary

  • strike back

    Meanings and definitions of "strike back"

    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To retaliate
    • verb
      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"

    Synonyms of "strike back" in English dictionary

    hit, retaliate, strike are the top synonyms of "strike back" in the English thesaurus.

    • hit · retaliate · strike
    • retaliate

      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"

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