1) Answered 2) Engaged in repartee 3) Fired back 4) Made a comeback 5) Wrote back 1) Answered 
• (imp. & p. p.) of Reply
Similar to a mention. A reply is when a user responds directly to a tweet within the same thread. Hovering at the bottom of a tweet reveals the `reply” button. The handle of any of the users mentioned in the conversation will be included in your reply unless you remove them.