Search Result for "push back":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw;
[syn: rollback, push back]


VERB (1)

1. cause to move back by force or influence;
- Example: "repel the enemy"
- Example: "push back the urge to smoke"
- Example: "beat back the invaders"
[syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

push back
    n 1: the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw [syn: rollback,
         push back]
    v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
         enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
         invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back,
         push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, draw
         in, pull, pull in]