repulse
8 08 2008Nouns
1. (n.) rebuff, repulse, snub;
- an instance of driving away or warding off;
Verbs
1. (verb) drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse;
- force or drive back;
- “repel the attacker”; “fight off the onslaught”; “rebuff the attack”;
2. (verb) repel, repulse;
- be repellent to; cause aversion in;
3. (verb) beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse;
- cause to move back by force or influence;
- “repel the enemy”; “push back the urge to smoke”; “beat back the invaders”;
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