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Exact Match:

riposte: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

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speak up for collapse

counterstatement collapse

contend for collapse

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

stick up for collapse

snap back collapse

answer back collapse

talk back collapse

rejoin collapse: join again

pleading collapse: (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

stand up for collapse

bon mot collapse: a clever remark

nasty crack collapse

come back at collapse

back talk collapse

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

espouse collapse: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

react collapse: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

plea collapse: an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed; (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

demurrer collapse: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

persiflage collapse: light teasing

reverberation collapse

rebuttal collapse: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

wisecrack collapse: witty remark; make a comment, usually ironic

mot collapse: a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes

antiphon collapse: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

apothegm collapse

aphorism collapse: a short pithy instructive saying

assert collapse: state categorically; insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

refutation collapse: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"

witticism collapse

repartee collapse: adroitness and cleverness in reply

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

scintillation collapse: the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight; a brilliant display of wit; (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

defend collapse: argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"; be on the defensive; act against an attack; protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

rebut collapse

refute collapse: prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof; "The speaker refuted his opponent's arguments"

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