FORCE BACK Synonyms
2 hypernyms for force back. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FORCE BACK
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| drive | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||
| repel | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence • be repellent to; cause aversion in • force or drive back • reject outright and bluntly • fill with distaste | ||||||
| repulse | verb v | |||||
noun • an instance of driving away or warding off verb • force or drive back • be repellent to; cause aversion in • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||
| beat back | verb v | |||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||
| push back | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw verb • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||