Meanings
verbhit back (third-person singular simple present hits back, present participle hitting back, simple past and past participle hit back)
present singular third person hits back · participle present hitting back
- intransitiveTo retaliate
The Baggies almost hit back instantly when Graham Dorrans broke from midfield and pulled the trigger from 15 yards but Paul Robinson did superbly to tip the Scot's drive around the post.
2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC - slangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo return a missed phone call with (someone).
Translations
German zurückschlagen
- zurückschlagento retaliate
Cite this entry
APA
hit back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20back
MLA
“hit back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20back.
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