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push back

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Meaning

  1. noun Alternative spelling of pushback.
  2. verb To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
    The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back.
  3. verb To postpone.
    The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week.
  4. verb To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
  5. verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push,‎ back.

Similar words

rollback beat back drive repulse repel force back redargue controvert dispute counterargue

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