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(intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
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(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
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(intransitive) To recur; to come again.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
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(transitive, obsolete) To turn (something) round.
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(transitive) To place or put back something where it had been.
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(transitive) To give something back to its original holder or owner.
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To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
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(transitive) To reciprocate (a visit or telephone call).
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(transitive) To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
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(tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
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(card games) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
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(cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
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(transitive) To say in reply; to respond.
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(intransitive, computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
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(transitive, computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
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(transitive, dated) To retort; to throw back.
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(transitive) To report, or bring back and make known.
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(British, by extension, dated in the US) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
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(fencing) To give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.