| VERB | contact | push back, repel, drive, repulse, force back, beat back | cause to move back / back by force or influence |
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| NOUN | act | push back, rollback | the act of forcing the enemy / enemy to withdraw |
| Meaning | The act of forcing the enemy / enemy to withdraw. | |
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| Synonym | rollback | |
| Broader | offense, offence, offensive | The action of attacking an enemy / enemy |
| Verbs | push back | cause to move back / back by force or influence |
| 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 | "push back the urge to smoke" | |
| Synonyms | repel, drive, repulse, force back, beat 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 | |
| Nouns | push back | the act of forcing the enemy / enemy to withdraw |
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