push back

/P UH1 SH B AE1 K/
verb
  1. 1

    To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.

    โ€œThe scandal is growing legs, we need to start pushing back.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The act of repelling an enemy, etc.

  2. 2

    A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.

  3. 3

    Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.

  4. 4

    Backlash of any sort.

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