Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
drive back
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.

Transitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drive, back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

drives back (present, singular) driving back (participle, present) drove back (past) driven back (participle, past)

Synonyms

repel repulse fight off rebuff

Questions

What does drive back mean?
To force someone or something to retreat or move away; repel.

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