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comeback
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come·back  (kmbk)
n.
1.
a. A return to formerly enjoyed status or prosperity: The film star made an unexpected comeback.
b. A return to popularity: Wide ties are making a comeback this year.
2. The act of making up a deficit, as in a contest or game.
3. A reply, especially a quick witty one; a retort.

comeback [ˈkʌmˌbæk]
n Informal
1. a return to a former position, status, etc.
2. a return or response, esp recriminatory
3. a quick reply; retort
vb come back (intr, adverb)
1. to return
2. to become fashionable again
3. to reply after a period of consideration I'll come back to you on that next week
4. US and Canadian to argue back; retort
come back to (someone) (of something forgotten) to return to (someone's) memory
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.comeback - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
2.comeback - return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
reappearance, return - the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"

comeback
noun
1. (Informal) return, revival, rebound, resurgence, rally, recovery, triumph Sixties singing star Petula Clark is making a comeback.
2. response, reply, retort, retaliation, riposte, rejoinder I tried to think of a witty comeback.
Translations
comeback [ˈkʌmbæk] N
1. (= reaction) (usually adverse) → reacción f
2. (US) (= response) → réplica f; (witty) → respuesta f aguda
3. (= return) to make a comeback (Theat) → volver a las tablas (Cine) → volver a los platós
he is making a comeback to professional footballestá listo para volver al fútbol profesional
butter has made a comeback in the British dietla mantequilla ha recobrado su importancia en la dieta británica
4. (= redress) to have no comebackno poder pedir cuentas, no poder reclamar
comeback [ˈkʌmbæk] n
[actor] → rentrée f; [entertainer] → come-back m inv; [sportsperson] → come-back m inv; [politician, party] → rentrée f; [fashion, style] → retour m
to make a comeback, to stage a comeback [sportsperson, team] → faire un come-back; [politician, party] → revenir sur le devant de la scène; [style, fashion] → faire un retour
(= response) → réponse f
(= redress) to have no comeback → n'avoir aucun recours
comeback
n
(Theat etc, fig) → Comeback nt, → Come-back nt; to make or stage a comebackein Comeback versuchen/machen
(inf: = redress) → Anspruch mauf Schadenersatz; (= reaction)Reaktion f; we’ve got no comeback in this situationwir können da nichts machen
comeback [ˈkʌmˌbæk] n
a. (Theatre, Cine) → rentrée f, ritorno
to make a comeback → tornare sulle scene
b. (reaction) → reazione f; (response) → risultato, risposta

comeback [ˈkʌmˌbæk] n
a. (Theatre, Cine) → rentrée f, ritorno
to make a comeback → tornare sulle scene
b. (reaction) → reazione f; (response) → risultato, risposta


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But legs are weak after they've worked so hard only to witness one of the great comebacks of this or any other postseason.
And for a UCLA team that has made fourth-quarter comebacks its thing, this one left many of the Bruins' jaws dangling on the Stanford Stadium turf.
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