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v. turn inside out or upside down

v. retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"

check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back

v. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off

v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

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upset

v. disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"

stunt

v. perform a stunt or stunts

quench

v. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"

drop, dismiss, send away, send packing

v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"

give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate

v. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with

v. terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track

v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

keep, preserve

v. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger; "May God keep you"

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