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turn back Definition
(v)
retrace
one
''
s
course
; "
The
hikers
got
into
a
storm
and
had
to
turn
back
"
(v)
go
back
to
a
previous
state
; "
We
reverted
to
the
old
rules
"
(v)
force
to
go
away
;
used
both
with
concrete
and
metaphoric
meanings
; "
Drive
away
potential
burglars
"; "
drive
away
bad
thoughts
"; "
dispel
doubts
"; "
The
supermarket
had
to
turn
back
many
disappointed
customers
"
(v)
hold
back
,
as
of
a
danger
or
an
enemy
;
check
the
expansion
or
influence
of
; "
Arrest
the
downward
trend
"; "
Check
the
growth
of
communism
in
Sout
East
Asia
"; "
Contain
the
rebel
movement
"; "
Turn
back
the
tide
of
communism
"
turn back Synonyms
arrest
backtrack
chase away
check
contain
dispel
double back
drive away
drive off
drive out
hold back
regress
retrovert
return
revert
run off
stop
turn back
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