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| retort | |
| 1. n. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. |  |
| 2. v. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. | |
| 3. v. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. | |
| to retort the charge of vanity | |
| 4. v. To bend or curve back. | |
| a retorted line | |
| 5. v. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. | |
| 6. n. (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. | |
| 7. n. A 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. | |
| 8. n. A pressure cooker | |
| 9. v. To heat in a retort. | |
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