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Noun paying back has 1 sense
- return, paying back, getting even - a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
--1 is a kind of group action
--1 has particulars:
Verb pay back has 2 senses
- reward, repay, pay back - act or give recompensation in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
- pay back, pay off, get, fix - take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
--2 is one way to get even, get back
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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