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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
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]
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
If you force back an emotion or desire, you manage, with an effort, not to experience it. Nancy forced back tears. She wasn't going to cry in front of all those people. = fight back PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P
