drive back
Push the enemy
To drive back is to force someone or something to retreat or return to where they came from.
An army drives back invaders; a homeowner drives back intruders.
The phrase implies successful resistance against an advancing force: Firefighters managed to drive back the flames.
It can also simply mean to return by car: We drove back in silence.
- fend offDeflect an advance
- ward offActively prevent approach
- repelDrive off or disgust
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
deflect · keep away · withstand · reject · rout · turn away · deter · stave off · resist · rebuff · displace · oppose · fallback · long commute · hold firm · neutralize · windshield · headlights
drive backadvance
Move or progress forward
push forward · retreat · give ground · fall back · lose ground
drive backadvance
Move or progress forward
push forward · charge · press on · move forward · surge ahead
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