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Definition of Strike back
1. Verb. Make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil. "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"
Definition of Strike back
1. Verb. (intransitive) To retaliate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strike Back
Literary usage of Strike back
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Revolution by John Fiske (1891)
"0 strike back. Washington,s plan was, by a sudden attack, to overwhelm the British
centre at Trenton, and thus force the army to retreat upon New York. ..."
2. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"The Phil Kearney Massacre — Annihilation of the Whites — Preparations to Strike
Back — Red Cloud's Resentment — War to the Knife — The Situation at Fort ..."
3. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXVI WE strike back A defensive that had lasted four months—All hopes centered
on arriving American divisions—General Pershing insists that it is time to ..."
4. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXVI WE strike back A defensive that had lasted four months—All hopes centered
on arriving American divisions—General Pershing insists that it is time to ..."
5. America in France by Frederick Palmer (1918)
"XXVI WE strike back A defensive that had lasted four months—All hopes centered
on arriving i American divisions—General Pershing insists that it is time to ..."
6. Death by Default: A Policy of Fatal Neglect in China's State Orphanages by Robin Munro (1996)
"The Authorities strike back, December 1991-March 1992 The initial response to
the General Labor Union's report was swift. On orders from Xie Lijuan, ..."
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