Definitions that contains riposte from BoostVocab

riposte

/rɪ'poʊst/

verb
answer back
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Similar:

come back rejoin repay retort return

type of:
respond reply answer
noun
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
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comeback counter rejoinder replication retort return

type of:
response reply
noun
(fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
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type of:
countermove counterattack
verb
make a return thrust
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"his opponent riposted"

type of:
lunge hurl hurtle thrust

Definition that contains riposte

remise (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)

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