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English to English verb
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retrace one's course |  | Example: The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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go back to a previous state | | Example: We reverted to the old rules
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force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | | Example: Drive away potential burglars
drive away bad thoughts
dispel doubts
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
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hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | | Example: Arrest the downward trend
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
Contain the rebel movement
Turn back the tide of communism
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turn inside out or upside down | | source: wordnet30
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