push back
verb
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To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
Example: The scandal is growing legs, we need to start pushing back.
noun
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The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
Backlash of any sort.