answer back — index contradict, countercharge, retaliate, retort, return (respond) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
answer back — verb a) To reply impertinently; to talk back. Ill thank you not to answer back like that! Where are your manners? b) To reply to a question at a later time. Please answer me back before the end of the week … Wiktionary
answer back — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, answer, come back, come back at, echo, flash back, give acknowledgment, give answer, lip, provoke, react, reecho, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return, return answer, return for answer, reverberate,… … Moby Thesaurus
answer back — See: TALK BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
answer back — See: TALK BACK … Dictionary of American idioms
answer — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, ESP, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Parthian shot, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, accomplishment, accord, acknowledge, acknowledgment,… … Moby Thesaurus
answer — answerer, n. answerless, adj. /an seuhr, ahn /, n. 1. a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly. 2. a correct response to a question asked to test one s knowledge. 3. an… … Universalium
back — back1 backless, adj. /bak/, n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine. 2. the part of the body of animals corresponding to the human back. 3. the rear portion of any part of the body: the back of … Universalium
back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… … Dictionary of American idioms
back — See: BACK OF or IN BACK OF, BEHIND ONE S BACK, BRUSH BACK, COME BACK, CUT BACK, DOUBLE BACK, DRAW BACK, DROP BACK. EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE S HEAD, FADE BACK, FALL BACK, FALL BACK ON, FLANKER BACK. FROM WAY BACK, GET BACK AT, GET ONE S BACK UP,… … Dictionary of American idioms
back-talk — /bak tawk /, v.i., v.t. to answer back. [1855 60] * * * … Universalium
