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Definition of Repelling

Repelling
Repel Re**pel" (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repelled (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repelling.] [L. repellere, repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Repulse, Repeal.] 1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope. They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted each other strongly. --Macaulay. 2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault, an encroachment, or an argument. [He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne. Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.

Meaning of Repelling from wikipedia

- frequently than "repellor") An electrode at a voltage to repel charge carriers (in vacuum or in a plasma) Animal repeller A device or plant that repels vermin,...
- the other direction is a region devoid of galaxies, and this region is repelling us. So now we have a pull from one side and a push from the other. It’s...
- Repel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme...
- for repelling insects, can also be used to get rid of cats. Citronella sticks are a common form, coming in citronella-impregnated plastic "repeller sticks"...
- This list of pest-repelling plants includes plants used for their ability to repel insects, nematodes, and other pests. They have been used in companion...
- ultrasonic devices or incense can be used to repel or control mosquitoes. Moreover, manufacturers of "mosquito repelling" ultrasonic devices have been found to...
- Man Repeller blog in May 2010. The idea for the blog came during a shopping trip with her friend where they discussed how everything was man-repelling. A...
- Juma River (Chinese: 拒马河; pinyin: Jùmǎ Hé; lit. 'Stop the horse') is a river in northern China that emerges from a spring-fed lake in Laiyuan County, Hebei...
- The Edict to Repel Foreign Vessels (異国船打払令, Ikokusen Uchiharairei) was a law promulgated by the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1825 to the effect that all foreign...
- Water-repellent gl**** (WRG) is a transparent coating film fabricated onto gl****, enabling the gl**** to exhibit hydrophobicity and durability. WRGs are...