retort

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retort

retort 🔊 /ɹiˈtɔˌɹt/

retort : බක යන්ත්‍රය

retort : එකටෙක කරනවා

retort : කට ගහනවා

retort : ප්‍රතිවාදය

retort : පිළිවදන් දෙනවා

retort : ආසවන යන්ත්‍රය

retort : ඇනුම්පදය

retort : එකට එක කියනවා

retort : එකටෙක කියනවා

retort : පිළිවදන

retort : හංසපාතිය

retort definition

Noun.

  1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
  2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
  3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.

Intransitive verb. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

Transitive verb.

  1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.
  2. A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.