# pushback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,568

## Definitions
1. The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
2. A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
3. A reversal or reduction.
4. Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
5. Summary expulsion of asylum seekers, especially when violating the principle of non-refoulement.

## Etymology
From push + back, or push back.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ppushback`, `psuhback`, `puhsback`, `pusbhack`, `pushabck`, `pushbacck`, `pushbackk`, `pushbakc`, `pushbback`, `pushbcak`, `pushhback`, `pusshback`, `upshback`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pushback