shoot back

ʃuːt bæk

shot back

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Definition of shoot back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

verbal responserespond quickly with a sharp retort

When criticized, she would shoot back immediately.

rejoin

retort

militaryreturn fire with a gun

The soldiers were trained to shoot back when under attack.

return fire

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Expressions with shoot

shoot down

shoot at and force to come down

He shot down the duck with one shot.

shoot me

fire a gun at someone or something

The villain threatened to shoot me if I moved.

shoot out

move out quickly and suddenly from a place

The rabbit will shoot out of its hole.

shoot straight

aim and fire a weapon accurately

He can shoot straight even in the dark.

shoot him down

fire a weapon to hit someone

The soldier aimed to shoot him down.

shoot up

grow or become taller very fast

The children seem to shoot up during summer.

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return fire

military

shoot back at an attacker

Examples of shoot back in a sentence

She didn't hesitate to shoot back when provoked.
They had to shoot back to defend their position.
The officer ordered his team to shoot back immediately.

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French:répliquer, ...
German:kontern, zurückschießen, ...
Italian:rispondere, rispondere al fuoco, ...
Spanish:replicar, devolver el fuego, ...
Portuguese:responder, revidar, ...
Chinese:反驳, 还击, ...
Japanese:言い返す, 撃ち返す, ...
Arabic:رَدَّ بِسُرْعَةٍ, رد بإطلاق النار, ...
Hebrew:לְהָשִׁיב בְּחַדּוּת, לְהָשִׁיב אֵשׁ, ...
Russian:парировать, отстреливаться, ...
Ukrainian:відповідати, стріляти у відповідь, ...
Hindi:पलटकर जवाब देना, वापस गोली चलाना, ...
Bengali:ঝাঁঝালো জবাব দেওয়া, ফিরে গুলি করা, ...
Catalan:replicar, retornar el foc, ...
Czech:odseknout, opětovat palbu, ...
Danish:skyde tilbage, besvare ilden, ...
Dutch:reageren, terugschieten, ...
Greek:ανταπαντώ, ανταποδίδω τα πυρά, ...
Hungarian:visszavágni, visszalőni, ...
Khmer:តបវិញភ្លាមៗដោយពាក្យសម្ដីខ្លាំងៗ, បាញ់តបវិញ, ...
Korean:응수하다, 반격하다, ...
Persian:تند جواب دادن, آتش متقابل کردن, ...
Polish:ripostować, odpowiadać ogniem, ...
Portuguese (BR):responder, revidar, ...
Romanian:a răspunde, a răspunde cu foc, ...
Swedish:svara snabbt, besvara elden, ...
Thai:สวนกลับ, ยิงตอบโต้, ...
Turkish:karşılık vermek, ateşe karşılık vermek, ...
Vietnamese:đáp trả, bắn trả, ...

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