get even
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
compensate; make the score equal
Types & categories
- score hypernym
Related & opposite
- equalization derivation
- equalizer derivation
Sense 2 verb
take revenge or even out a score
I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | equalization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | equalizer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | score |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | revenge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pay back |