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beat back

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Verb1.beat back - cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
force back, push back, repel, repulse, drive
drive - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
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? beat back
vt sep flames, enemy → zurückschlagen


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He beat back Deathgrip with his kerrie, but others were behind him, for the wolves gathered fast.
Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context
If she could but arouse her, their combined efforts might possibly avail to beat back the fierce and bloodthirsty intruder.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
At the same instant a female figure dashed into the midst of the bloodthirsty horde, and, with a bludgeon similar to their own, except that it was wrought from gold, beat back the advancing men.
The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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