repousser

Definitions of repousser
  1. verb
    push out of the way
    synonyms: pousser, éloigner
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    type of:
    pousser
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
  2. verb
    cause to move back by force or influence
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    antonyms:
    attirer, tirer
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
    rentrer, retirer, rétracter
    pull inward or towards a center
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    type of:
    pousser
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
  3. verb
    spring back, as from a forceful thrust
    synonyms: reculer
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    type of:
    bondir, rebondir, sauter
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  4. verb
    raise in a relief
    synonyms: bosseler, estamper
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    types:
    obstruer
    stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
    type of:
    empreindre, imprimer
    mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
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