beat off
verb
beat off; beaten off or beat off; beating off; beats off
transitive verb
: repel
intransitive verb
vulgar : masturbate —used of a male
Synonyms
- fend (off)
- rebut
- repel
- repulse
- stave off
- turn away
- turn back
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
beats off
verb
as in turns back
to drive back the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- turns back
- turns away
- repels
- repulses
- resists
- staves off
- stands off
- fights
- fends (off)
- holds off
- rebuts
- deflects
- opposes
- withstands
- wards (off)
- defies
- rebuffs
- spurns
- snubs
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- embraces
- welcomes
- hails