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push back

noun

1 push back

The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw.

synonym: rollback.

verb

1 push back

Cause to move back by force or influence:
— Push back the urge to smoke.

synonyms: beat back, drive, force back, repel, repulse.

Dutch: afstoten, terugdrijven, terugdringen, terugduwen, terugslaan


Moby thesaurus: beat back, beat off, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, dismiss, drive away, drive back, fend, fend off, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, keep at bay, keep off ... show more.

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