turn back

/tɜrn_bæk/ verb
8 letters16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Go back to a previous state.

2

Turn inside out or upside down.

3

Retrace one's course.

“The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back”

4

Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.

“The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers”

5

Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.

WORD FORMS
Starts withT
Ends withK
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Starts & ends withT … K
SYNONYMS & RELATED19
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