(1):
(n.) Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal; repellence; rejection of solicitation.
(2):
(v. t.) To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.
(3):
(n.) Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance.
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