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turn back

 
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turn
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to change one's direction and go toward the direction one has just come.
The road was closed up ahead, so I had to turn back.
definition 2: to make (someone) turn back.
Some people tried to go beyond the barricade, but the police turned them back.