Russian Meaning of retort

ответ

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Definitions and Meaning of retort in English

Wordnet

retort (n)

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

Wordnet

retort (v)

answer back

Webster

retort (n.)

To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.

To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.

Webster

retort (v. i.)

To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

Webster

retort (v. t.)

The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.

A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.

FAQs About the word retort

ответ

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat, answer backTo bend or

возвращение,оскорбление,Реплика,рипост,шутка,подавить,шутка,остроумие,zinger,Отвечать дерзостью

запрос,запрос,вопрос,вызов,плата,допрос,допрос,викторина,опрос,Перекрёстный допрос

retorsion => Репрессалии, retool => переоборудовать, retold => пересказанная, retitelae => сетчатка, retistene => сопротивление,