push_back
has definitions from the field of military
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[ verb ] cause to move back by force or influence
Synonyms Examples "repel the enemy" "push back the urge to smoke" "beat back the invaders" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)Goulding 's platoon pushed_back the enemy soldiers and broke_up the timing of the entire enemy attack . |
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