n : an instance of driving away or warding off [syn: rebuff, snub]
v 1: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, {fight
off}, rebuff, drive back]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel] [ant: attract]
3: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
"push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
[syn: repel, drive, force back, push back, {beat
back}] [ant: attract]