turn back
English Thesaurus
1. turn inside out or upside down (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
2. go back to a previous state (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | resile, |
| definition | : | return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed (verb.change) |
3. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| hypernym | : | defend, |
| definition | : | be on the defensive; act against an attack (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | cut down, cut out, |
| definition | : | intercept (a player) (verb.competition) |
4. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | frighten, |
| definition | : | drive out by frightening (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | fire, |
| definition | : | drive out or away by or as if by fire (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | clear the air, |
| definition | : | dispel differences or negative emotions (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | banish, |
| definition | : | drive away (verb.motion) |
5. retrace one's course (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | return, |
| definition | : | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before (verb.motion) |
6. turn inside out or upside down (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inversion, upending, |
| definition | : | turning upside down; setting on end (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inverter, |
| definition | : | an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reversal, turn around, |
| definition | : | turning in an opposite direction or position (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | reversible, two-sided, |
| definition | : | capable of being reversed or used with either side out (adj.all) |
7. go back to a previous state (verb.change)
| derivation | : | coming back, return, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (noun.event) |
8. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
9. turn inside out or upside down (verb.change)
| derivation | : | inversion, upending, |
| definition | : | turning upside down; setting on end (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | inverter, |
| definition | : | an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | reversal, turn around, |
| definition | : | turning in an opposite direction or position (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | reversible, two-sided, |
| definition | : | capable of being reversed or used with either side out (adj.all) |
10. go back to a previous state (verb.change)
| derivation | : | coming back, return, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction (noun.event) |
11. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | the act of containing; keeping something from spreading (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | catch, stop, |
| definition | : | a restraint that checks the motion of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | containment, |
| definition | : | a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully (noun.cognition) |
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