riposte

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It does not have sufficient forces to block Russian hegemony in the former Soviet Union, and if it tries to block the Russians with naval or air forces, it faces a dangerous riposte from the Russians in the Islamic world.

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  1. noun Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing.
  2. noun A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort.
  3. intransitive verb To make a return thrust.

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  • Then when Horus launched himself forward in riposte, his edge flew so close to Seth's head that a coil of his coarse matted hair was shorn from his skull, as if by a barber's razor. —  River God
  • In the fury of Cloud's riposte, then, gun and hand disappeared, as did also a square foot of panel behind them. —  Masters Of The Vortex
  • She had been so astonished by his cheek that she had been unable to think of a suitable riposte, and he had sauntered away, leaving her speechless. —  Tears Of The Giraffe
  • It does not have sufficient forces to block Russian hegemony in the former Soviet Union, and if it tries to block the Russians with naval or air forces, it faces a dangerous riposte from the Russians in the Islamic world. —  Fabius Maximus
  • Gannon would not have been sorry had Tommy Rowe's shot evaded Casper Ankergren two minutes later rather than striking the keeper's legs, but the riposte was their only flourish of a first half in which Stockport's defence offered little protection for Logan.
 

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  1. French, alteration of obsolete risposte, from Italian risposta, answer, from feminine past participle of rispondere, to answer, from Latin respondēre; see respond.

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/ (rĭ-pōstˈ)/
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