beat sb/sth back
— phrasal verb with beat uk/biːt/us/biːt/verb beat, beaten or US also beat
to use force to move someone or something away from you:
Riot police beat back the crowds of demonstrators.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Responding to an attack
- beat
- beat sb off
- capitulate
- counterattack
- fend sb off
- fight
- fight back
- fight fire with fire idiom
- hold out
- parry
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- resistance
- resistance
- retreat
- see sb off
- stand up to sb/sth
- strike
- withdrawal
See more results »