GET BACK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • get one’’s revenge for a wrong or an injury
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I finally settled with my old enemy
    Hypernyms(s) get back is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company
    • He got back his son from the kidnappers
    Hypernyms(s) get back is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • take revenge or even out a score
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I cannot accept the defeat–I want to get even
    Hypernyms(s) get back is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) get back is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)