beat back

Verb

Meaning

cause to move back by force or influence

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

repulse repel force back drive resist oppose ward off avert rebuff fend off stave off turn back hold off drive away drive off

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Antonyms

escape attract evade decamp abandon backtrack

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Hypernyms

force push

Examples

repel the enemy Source: Internet

push back the urge to smoke Source: Internet

beat back the invaders Source: Internet

Arimondi's brigade beat back the Ethiopians who repeatedly charged the Italian position for three hours with gradually fading strength until Menelik released his reserve of 25,000 Shewans and swamped the Italian defenders. Source: Internet

Although Yeltsin managed to beat back most challenges to his reform program when the CPD met in April 1992, in December he suffered a significant loss of his special executive powers. Source: Internet

At this time, the Burgundians had the strongest and largest gunpowder arsenal among the European powers, and yet the French, under Joan of Arc's leadership, were able to beat back the Burgundians and defend themselves. Source: Internet

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