REPULSES

Verb

repulses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repulse

Noun

repulses

plural of repulse

Anagrams

• Slurpees

Source: Wiktionary

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REPULSE

Re*pulse" (r-pls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-plst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] Etym: [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]

1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. Milton.

2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.

Re*pulse", n. Etym: [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]

1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak.

2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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