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PUSH BACK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

Synonyms:

push back; rollback

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("push back" is a kind of...):

offence; offense; offensive (the action of attacking an enemy)

Derivation:

push back (cause to move back by force or influence)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to move back by force or influence

Example:

beat back the invaders

Synonyms:

beat back; drive; force back; push back; repel; repulse

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "push back" is one way to...):

force; push (move with force)

Verb group:

drive (cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force)

Sentence 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

Derivation:

push back (the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw)

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