get back

/gɛt bæk/

/gɛt bæk/

Other forms: got back; getting back; gets back; gotten back

Definitions of get back

1. verb

   recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
   “We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company”

   synonyms: win back

   type of:

   acquire, get

   come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
2. verb

   take revenge or even out a score
   synonyms: get even

   types:

   fix, get, pay back, pay off

   take vengeance on or get even

   type of:

   avenge, retaliate, revenge

   take revenge for a perceived wrong
3. verb

   get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
   synonyms: settle

   type of:

   contend, fight, struggle

   be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight