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Push back

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of pushback. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    cause to move back by force or influence wordnet
  3. 3
    To postpone.

    "The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week."

  4. 4
    To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.

    "EU member states have used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 asylum seekers from Europe’s borders during the pandemic[…]"

  5. 5
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.

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