Beat back Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Beat back has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

cause to move back by force or influence

"repel the enemy"

"push back the urge to smoke"

"beat back the invaders"

repel drive repulse force back push back beat back

to fight against and cause to recede

Example Sentences

"repel the enemy" verb

"push back the urge to smoke" verb

"beat back the invaders" verb

Related Terms

Antonyms

pull

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

push

Rhyming Words

ack cack fack yack lack rack nack mack hack tack zack gack pack back sack wack jack shack slack chack

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