About The Word Turn back
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Turn back
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What's The Definition Of Turn back?
[v] go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
[v] hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in SE Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back athe tide of communism" [v] force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" [v] retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back" Synonyms | Synonyms for Turn back: arrest | backtrack | chase away | check | contain | dispel | double back | drive away | drive off | drive out | hold back | regress | retrovert | return | revert | run off | stop Related Terms | Find terms related to Turn back: See Also | banish | change by reversal | clear the air | come back | cut down | cut out | defend | displace | fire | frighten | get back | go back | go back | move | recover | recuperate | resile | return | reverse | shoo | shoo away | shoo off | turn |
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