| VERB | contact | beat back, repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back | cause to move back / back by force or influence |
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| Meaning | Cause to move back / back by force or influence. | |
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| Pattern | 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 | |
| Example | "beat back the invaders" | |
| Synonyms | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Opposite | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Similar to | drive | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
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