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turn back - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
turn back
Definition
(verb) retrace one's course
Synonyms
:
backtrack
,
double back
Example Sentence
The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
Definition
(verb) go back to a previous state
Synonyms
:
regress
,
retrovert
,
return
,
revert
Example Sentence
We reverted to the old rules
Definition
(verb) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Synonyms
:
chase away
,
dispel
,
drive away
,
drive off
,
drive out
,
run off
Example Sentence
Drive away potential burglars
drive away bad thoughts
dispel doubts
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
Definition
(verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Synonyms
:
arrest
,
check
,
contain
,
hold back
,
stop
Example Sentence
Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism
Definition
(verb) turn inside out or upside down
Synonyms
:
invert
,
reverse
Word used in video below:
text: turn you into a frog I'll turn you into
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