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turn back
verb()
go back to a previous state
Synonyms: regress, retrovert, return, revert,
turn back
verb()
turn inside out or upside down
Synonyms: invert, reverse,
turn back
verb()
retrace one's course
Synonyms: backtrack, double back,
Examples:
The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back.
turn back
verb()
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Synonyms: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off,
Examples:
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers.
turn back
verb()
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Synonyms: arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop,

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