1
a
: a sharp or witty reply : retort
b
: a cause for complaint
came back; come back; coming back; comes back
1
: to return to life or vitality
2
: to return to memory
it's all coming back to me now
4
a
: to regain a former favorable condition or position
b
: to recover from a deficit in a contest or competition
… it was the first time in NHL history that a team was down by three goals inside the final five minutes and came back to win a game.—Mike Harrington
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