push back English

Meaning push back meaning

What does push back mean?

push back

— verb (= repel, beat back) cause to move back by force or influence repel the enemy push back the urge to smoke beat back the invaders

— noun (= rollback) the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

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push back English » English

repel

push

repulse

drive back

rollback

beat back

thrust back

rein in

push down

push away

force back

drive

ward off

turn down

turn away

thrust away

swoop

strike against

strike

strafe

step back

stave off

spurn

sideline

shove back

shot

set back

scorn

sally

roll back

retrogress

resist

repudiate

repress

reject

regress

refuse

recoil

recede

rebuff

pull back

preclude

pass up

parry

onslaught

onset

onrush

offense

offence

keep

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Moreover, measures have been implemented to push back, successfully, against terrorists.