# strike back

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
2. To leave or set out (in a particular direction, often to where one has been).
3. To send (light, heat, a substance) in the direction of its source.
4. To push or force (someone or something) away.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/strike-back