beat back

biːt bæk

beaten back

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Definition of beat back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

resistfight against and cause to recede

The army managed to beat back the invaders.
The villagers beat back the floodwaters with sandbags.
Protesters tried to beat back the new policy changes.

push back

repel

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Expressions with beat

beat out

create a rhythm on a percussion instrument

She beat out a rhythm on the drums.

beat up

hit someone repeatedly causing injury

The gang decided to beat up the intruder.

beat in

strike something until it breaks or is damaged

The burglars tried to beat in the door.

dead beat

adj.

extremely tired or exhausted after effort

After the marathon, she felt dead beat.

beat a drum

strike a drum to produce sound

The musician beat a drum during the concert.

beat one's wings

move wings up and down to fly or try to fly

The bird beat its wings and took off.

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French:repousser, ...
German:zurückschlagen, ...
Italian:respingere, ...
Spanish:rechazar, ...
Portuguese:repelir, ...
Chinese:击退, ...
Japanese:撃退する, ...
Arabic:صَدَّ, ...
Hebrew:לַהֲדוֹף, ...
Russian:отбивать, ...
Ukrainian:відбити, ...
Hindi:पीछे धकेलना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিহত করা, ...
Catalan:repel.lir, ...
Czech:odrazit, ...
Danish:slå tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugdringen, ...
Greek:απωθώ, ...
Hungarian:visszaverni, ...
Khmer:វាយបណ្ដេញថយក្រោយ, ...
Korean:물리치다, ...
Persian:عقب راندن, ...
Polish:odpierać, ...
Portuguese (BR):repelir, ...
Romanian:a respinge, ...
Swedish:slå tillbaka, ...
Thai:ตีโต้กลับ, ...
Turkish:geri püskürtmek, ...
Vietnamese:đẩy lùi, ...

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