answer back

: something spoken or written in reply to a question

: a correct response

: a reply to a legal charge or suit : plea

: to speak or write in reply

: to be or make oneself responsible or accountable

: to make amends : atone

: the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

: the body considered as the wearer of clothes

: capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

: to, toward, or at the rear

: in or into the past : backward in time

: to or at an angle off the vertical

: being at or in the back

: distant from a central or main area

: articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth

: to support by material or moral assistance

: substantiate

: to assume financial responsibility for