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hylkiä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.

Senses

hylkiä is used for these senses in English:

  • repel (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]

repel — full definition

  1. verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
  2. verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
  3. verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.

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