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Verb: get even  get ee-vun
  1. Take revenge or even out a score
    "I cannot accept the defeat — I want to get even";
    - get back, even up
     
  2. Score a goal or point that makes the score even
    "The team got even in the final minute of the game";
    - equalize, equalise [Brit], even up

Derived forms: got even, gets even, getting even

Type of: avenge, rack up, retaliate, revenge, score, tally