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GET EVEN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Compensate; make the score equal

Synonyms:

equalise; equalize; get even

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "get even" is one way to...):

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take revenge or even out a score

Example:

I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even

Synonyms:

get back; get even

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "get even" is one way to...):

avenge; retaliate; revenge (take revenge for a perceived wrong)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get even"):

fix; get; pay back; pay off (take vengeance on or get even)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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