retort
IPA: rˈitɔrt
noun
- A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker.
- A crematory furnace.
verb
- To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- To bend or curve back.
- To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- (transitive) To heat in a retort.
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Examples of "retort" in Sentences
- Why is she retorting
- I retorted to her argument.
- She retorted in a cold manner.
- No one refuted when I retorted harshly.
- He retorted by doubling the offered amount.
- It is meant to soften the force of the retort.
- The essay question was to retort the argument.
- Is there anyone who can retort to my argument
- The politicians retort furiously as they were debating.
- The combusted takes a place in the burner in the bottom of the retort.
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