How to pronounce “strike back”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
• (intransitive) To leave or set out (in a particular direction, often to where one has been).
• (transitive, obsolete) To send (light, heat, a substance) in the direction of its source.
• (transitive, obsolete) To push or force (someone or something) away.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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