throw back

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To hinder the development of something.
  2. (intransitive) To revert to an earlier stage of development.
  3. (transitive) To retort.
  4. (transitive) To drink quickly, especially alcoholic beverages.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back.

Synonyms

toss back

fling back

cast back

cast
B1
congenial
47k
even
A1
fend off
like
A1
parry
21k
pull back
rebound
C2
recoil
31k
regress
49k
abjure
repel
21k
repulse
42k
retrograde
34k
retrogress
same
A1
similar
B2
spurn
43k
turn back
beat off

throw backwards

reject
C1
alike
B2
bring on
Translations

rimproverare

zurückwerfen

αποκρούω

costringere

όμοιος

minimiser
relancer
renvoyer

rejeter en arrière

ributtare
tegenslag
terugkaatsen
terugzetten
⏪

jogar de volta

repercutir

Pronounced as (IPA)
/θɹəʊ ˈbæk/

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