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n. Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.

n. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.

verb-intransitive. To make a return thrust.

verb-intransitive. To retort quickly.

n. a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.

n. a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort

n. an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem

v. to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.

v. to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

n. In fencing, a quick, short thrust by a swordsman after parrying a lunge from his opponent: usually given without moving from the spot, before the opponent has time to recover his position or guard.

n. Hence A quick, smart reply; a repartee.

To make a quick, smart reply or repartee.

v. answer back

n. (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

v. make a return thrust

n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

"Whether this serves as a decisive riposte is open to readers to judge."

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