force back, v.
cause to move back by force or influence
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beat back drive force back push back repel repulse
sample sentences
"repel the enemy""push back the urge to smoke"
"beat back the invaders"
verb frames
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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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
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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
lexical pointers
derivationally related form