force back
cause to move back by force or influence - repel the enemy - push back the urge to smoke - beat back the invaders • Syn: repel, drive, repulse, push back, beat back • Ant: attract (for: repel) • Derivationally related forms: push back (for: push back), repulse (for: repulse), repulsion (for: repulse), drive (for: drive), repulsive (for: repel) • Hypernyms: push, force • Verb Group: drive • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something - Somebody ----s something from somebody - Somebody ----s somebody PP - Somebody ----s something PP
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