cause to move back by force or influence
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
| beat back |
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| drive |
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| force back |
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| push back |
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| repel |
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| repulse |
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sample sentences
"repel the enemy""push back the urge to smoke"
"beat back the invaders"
verb frames
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Something ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something from somebody
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verb frames
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form