Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun push_back

1 sense of push back

Sense 1
rollback, push back -- (the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw)
       => offense, offence, offensive -- (the action of attacking an enemy)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb push_back

1 sense of push back

Sense 1
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")
       => push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")

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