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press back

/prɛs bæk/

press backverb

pressed back

Past Simple

pressed back

Past Participle

pressing back

Gerund

/prɛs bæk/

Translations

He tried to press back the crowd.

Он пытался отталкивать толпу.

Additional translations

возвращать нажатием

Definitions

To apply pressure in the opposite direction or to resist pressure.

When the crowd surged forward, the security team had to press back to maintain order.

Synonyms

push back

force back

drive back

hold back