168 entries under verb topic. ×

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shelter(noun, defend, defense)
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shield(noun, defend, defense)
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shoot back(expression, phrasal verb, return, acknowledge)
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snap(speak, respond, bark, rejoin)
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support(noun, defend, defense)
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top(adjective, return, informal, acknowledge)
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deny(return, acknowledge, counter, reply)
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explain(return, acknowledge, deny, answer)
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render(pass, return, answer, counter)
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requite(return, answer, retaliate, grievance)
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argue(return, acknowledge, deny, defend)
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avenge(restore, respond, retaliate, grievance)
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boomerang(noun, feeling, return, attitude)
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come back with(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, answer)
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come in(expression, pass, return, acknowledge)
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counter-reply(noun, answer)
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deliver
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fall
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feedback(noun, feeling, return, sign)
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