プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
きりかえす【切り返す】
❶〔相手が切ってきた仕返しに切る〕slash back ((at a person))
❷〔反撃する〕strike back; counterattack
彼は堂々と切り返した
He struck right back./He gave as good as he got./He countered [retaliated] boldly.
❸〔柔道・相撲で〕
見事に相手の内股を切り返して勝った
He won by tripping his opponent.
❹〔ハンドルを〕
素早くハンドルを切り返して衝突を避けた
He cut the wheel sharply (in the other direction) and avoided a collision.