Definition: get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
Usage: I finally settled with my old enemy
Similar words: fight, contend, struggle
Definition: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Usage: the tribesmen fought each other; Siblings are always fighting; Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Definition: recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
Usage: We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company; He got back his son from the kidnappers
Definition: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Usage: She got a lot of paintings from her uncle; They acquired a new pet; Get your results the next day; Get permission to take a few days off from work
Definition: take revenge or even out a score
Usage: I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even
Similar words: retaliate, revenge, avenge
Definition: take revenge for a perceived wrong
Usage: He wants to avenge the murder of his brother