Overview of verb repel

The verb repel has 5 senses

• repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back -- (cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders")


• repel, repulse -- (be repellent to; cause aversion in)


• repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back -- (force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack")


• rebuff, snub, repel -- (reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal")


• disgust, gross out, revolt, repel -- (fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me")

Overview of adj repelling

The adj repelling has 1 sense

• disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky -- (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")