English Explanatory Dictionary

push back

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of pushback.
verb
  1. To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
  2. To postpone.
  3. To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.

Word forms

push back push backs pushes back pushing back pushed back
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