English verb: beat back | |||
| 1. | beat back (contact) cause to move back by force or influence | ||
| Samples | Repel the enemy. Push back the urge to smoke. Beat back the invaders. | ||
| Synonyms | drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
| Verb group | drive | ||
| Antonyms | attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | ||