Noun paying back has 1 sense
  1. 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:
     requital; retaliation, revenge; reciprocation; tit for tat
,Verb pay back has 2 senses
  1. 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
  2. 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
    Derived form: noun payback2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
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