- (v.t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly or uncourteously.
- (n.) Repercussion or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
- (n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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