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DRIVE BACK
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Force or drive back
Example:
rebuff the attack
Synonyms:
drive back; fight off; rebuff; repel; repulse
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "drive back" is one way to...):
defend; fight; fight back; fight down; oppose (fight against or resist strongly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
