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Definition of Repulse

Repulse
Repulse Re*pulse", n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.] 1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham. He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. --Shak. 2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Repulse
Repulse Re*pulse" (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.] 1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton. 2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.

Meaning of Repulse from wikipedia

- repulse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Repulse may refer to: Repulse Island National Park, Queensland, Australia Repulse Bay, Hong Kong Repulse Bay...
- HMS Repulse: English ship Repulse (1596) was a 50-gun galleon also known as Due Repulse, launched in 1595 and in the records until 1645. HMS Repulse (1759)...
- HMS Repulse was one of two Renown-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Originally laid down as an improved version...
- The sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a naval engagement in World War II, as part of the war in the Pacific, that took place on 10 December 1941...
- Repulse Bay or Tsin S**** Wan is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive...
- Repulse Peak is a 7,923-foot (2,415-metre) mountain summit in the North Cascades in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located on the border of the Stephen...
- HMS Repulse (S23) was a Resolution-class ballistic missile submarine of the Royal Navy. HMS Repulse was one of two Resolution-class ballistic missile...
- Naujaat Airport, formerly Repulse Bay Airport (IATA: YUT, ICAO: CYUT), is located at Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut...
- Repulse Harbour (Danish: Repulse Havn) is a bay in northern Greenland. To the northwest it opens into the Lincoln Sea. Administratively it is a part of...
- Repulse Island is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 875 km northwest of Brisbane. Queensland portal Protected areas of Queensland "About...