| slovo | definícia |
repel
(encz) | repel,odpuzovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
repel
(encz) | repel,zapudit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Repel
(gcide) | Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled
(-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere,
repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a
beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance
of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
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Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope.
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They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted
each other strongly. --Macaulay.
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2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault,
an encroachment, or an argument.
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[He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne.
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Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
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Repel
(gcide) | Repel \Re*pel"\, v. i.
To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to
exercise repulsion.
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repel
(wn) | repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back,
push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, {draw
in}, pull, pull in]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel, repulse]
[ant: appeal, attract]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse,
fight off, rebuff, drive back]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn:
rebuff, snub, repel]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
insect repellant
(encz) | insect repellant, n: |
insect repellent
(encz) | insect repellent, n: |
repel
(encz) | repel,odpuzovat v: Zdeněk Brožrepel,zapudit v: Zdeněk Brož |
repellant
(encz) | repellant, |
repelled
(encz) | repelled, |
repellent
(encz) | repellent,odporný adj: Zdeněk Brožrepellent,odpudivý adj: Zdeněk Brožrepellent,odpuzující adj: Zdeněk Brožrepellent,repelent [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
repellently
(encz) | repellently, adv: |
repelling
(encz) | repelling,odpuzení Jaroslav Šedivý |
repellingly
(encz) | repellingly, |
shark repellent
(encz) | shark repellent, n: |
water-repellent
(encz) | water-repellent,hydrofobní adj: Zdeněk Brožwater-repellent,odpuzující vodu adj: Zdeněk Brož |
repelent
(czen) | repelent,repellent[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Interrepellent
(gcide) | Interrepellent \In`ter*re*pel"lent\, a.
Mutually repellent. --De Quincey.
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Repelled
(gcide) | Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled
(-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere,
repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a
beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance
of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
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Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope.
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They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted
each other strongly. --Macaulay.
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2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault,
an encroachment, or an argument.
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[He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne.
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Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
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Repellence
(gcide) | Repellence \Re*pel"lence\ (-lens), Repellency \Re*pel"len*cy\
(-len-s?), n.
The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of
repelling; repulsion.
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Repellency
(gcide) | Repellence \Re*pel"lence\ (-lens), Repellency \Re*pel"len*cy\
(-len-s?), n.
The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of
repelling; repulsion.
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Repellent
(gcide) | Repellent \Re*pel"lent\ (-lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p.
pr. ]
Driving back; able or tending to repel.
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1. That which repels.
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2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids
which render it tumid. --Dunglison.
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3. A kind of waterproof cloth. --Knight.
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repellent resistant
(gcide) | nonabsorbent \nonabsorbent\ nonabsorptive \nonabsorptive\adj.
not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids). Opposite of
absorbent. [Narrower terms: {repellent, resistant ]
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Repeller
(gcide) | Repeller \Re*pel"ler\ (-l?r), n.
One who, or that which, repels.
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Repelling
(gcide) | Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled
(-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere,
repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a
beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.]
1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance
of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.
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Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope.
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They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted
each other strongly. --Macaulay.
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2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault,
an encroachment, or an argument.
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[He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne.
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Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.
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Self-repellency
(gcide) | Self-repellency \Self`-re*pel"len*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being self-repelling.
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Self-repelling
(gcide) | Self-repelling \Self`-re*pel"ling\, a.
Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel
each other; as, gases are self-repelling.
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insect repellant
(wn) | insect repellant
n 1: a chemical substance that repels insects [syn:
insectifuge, insect repellent, insect repellant] |
insect repellent
(wn) | insect repellent
n 1: a chemical substance that repels insects [syn:
insectifuge, insect repellent, insect repellant] |
repel
(wn) | repel
v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the
enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the
invaders" [syn: repel, drive, repulse, force back,
push back, beat back] [ant: attract, draw, {draw
in}, pull, pull in]
2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: repel, repulse]
[ant: appeal, attract]
3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: repel, repulse,
fight off, rebuff, drive back]
4: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" [syn:
rebuff, snub, repel]
5: fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me" [syn:
disgust, gross out, revolt, repel] |
repellant
(wn) | repellant
adj 1: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and
prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness
repellent" [syn: rebarbative, repellent, repellant]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting
smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the
idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a
wicked stench" [syn: disgusting, disgustful,
distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent,
repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked,
yucky]
n 1: a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
[syn: repellent, repellant]
2: a chemical substance that repels animals [syn: repellent,
repellant]
3: the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his
advances" [syn: repellent, repellant] |
repellent
(wn) | repellent
adj 1: serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and
prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness
repellent" [syn: rebarbative, repellent, repellant]
2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting
smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the
idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a
wicked stench" [syn: disgusting, disgustful,
distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent,
repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked,
yucky]
3: incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent
fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" [syn:
repellent, resistant]
n 1: a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
[syn: repellent, repellant]
2: a chemical substance that repels animals [syn: repellent,
repellant]
3: the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his
advances" [syn: repellent, repellant] |
repellently
(wn) | repellently
adv 1: in a repellent manner; "repellently fat" [syn:
repellently, repellingly] |
repelling
(wn) | repelling
adj 1: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: disgusting,
disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly,
loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling,
revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky] |
repellingly
(wn) | repellingly
adv 1: in a repellent manner; "repellently fat" [syn:
repellently, repellingly] |
shark repellent
(wn) | shark repellent
n 1: a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage
unwanted takeover attempts [syn: shark repellent,
porcupine provision] |
water-repellent
(wn) | water-repellent
adj 1: hindering the penetration of water; "a water-repellent
coat" [syn: water-repellent, water-resistant] |
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