push back
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
verb
To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
verb
To postpone.
verb
To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.
Example Sentences
- "The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back."
- "The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week."
- "EU member states have used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 asylum seekers from Europe’s borders during the pandemic[…]"