打うち返かえす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

strike back; return a punch; counterattack

Used for physically or metaphorically hitting back after being attacked; can be a literal punch or a verbal retort. Sometimes written 撃ち返す to emphasize a counterstrike.

• 相あい手てのパンチをかわしてすぐに打うち返かえした。

  He dodged the opponent's punch and immediately struck back.

• 批ひ判はんに対たいして、彼かれは鋭するどく打うち返かえした。

  He sharply countered the criticism.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hit straight back (baseball)

Baseball term for hitting a pitch directly back toward the pitcher or up the middle.

• ピッチャー返がえしの打だ球きゅうを打うち返かえした。

  He hit the ball straight back at the pitcher.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

plow up; turn over (soil)

Agricultural use: to plow or turn over soil, often as part of field preparation.

• 畑はたけを打うち返かえしてから種たねをまく。

  They plow up the field before sowing seeds.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

renovate (cotton); fluff up (fabric)

Specialized term for refurbishing cotton fabric or batting, such as in futons, by beating and fluffing it.

• 古ふるい布ふ団とんの綿わたを打うち返かえして再さい生せいする。

  They renovate old futon cotton by beating and fluffing it.

godan verb (-su), intransitive verb

break and recede (waves)

Intransitive use describing waves that break and then pull back, often seen in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 波なみが岸きしで打うち返かえす音おとが聞きこえる。

  You can hear the sound of waves breaking and receding on the shore.