72 entries under repulse topic. ×

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ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
13
avert(verb, stop, hold, separate, remove)
11
parry(verb, move, cut, separate, keep)
11
repel(verb, control, check, separate, keep)
11
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
10
rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate, keep)
9
avoid(verb, move, stop, cut, remove)
8
deflect(verb, stop, separate, keep, reject)
8
reject(verb, cut, check, separate, keep)
8
resist(verb, hold, control, cut, check)
7
refuse(verb, cut, separate, keep, reject)
7
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, stop)
6
drive back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
6
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
6
rebut(verb, cut, check, separate, keep)
6
snub(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss)
6
spurn(verb, keep, reject, disregard, dismiss)
5
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, control)
5
check(verb, control, cut, separate, reject)
5
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, hold, control)
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