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1.
retrace one's course
The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
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go back to a previous state
3.
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
4.
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Turn back the tide of communism
5.
turn inside out or upside down
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