rebuff, snub, repel
(verb) reject outright and bluntly; “She snubbed his proposal”
repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
(verb) force or drive back; “repel the attacker”; “fight off the onslaught”; “rebuff the attack”
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(verb) cause to move back by force or influence; “repel the enemy”; “push back the urge to smoke”; “beat back the invaders”
repel, repulse
(verb) be repellent to; cause aversion in
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel
(verb) fill with distaste; “This spoilt food disgusts me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repel (third-person singular simple present repels, present participle repelling, simple past and past participle repelled)
(transitive, now rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive) To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.). [from 15th c.]
(transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
(transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
(transitive, sports) To save (a shot).
• (nonstandard, rare) withdrive
• attract
• Epler, leper
Source: Wiktionary
Re**pel" (r-pl"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] Etym: [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. Macaulay.
2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. Hawthorne.
Syn.
– Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
Re*pel", v. i.
Definition: To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to exercise repulsion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
