Meaning of beat sb/sth back In English

• 0 to use force to move someone or something away from you:

  • Riot police beat back the crowds of demonstrators.

• 1 to stop someone or something from succeeding:

  • The central bank has come a step closer to cutting interest rates by trumpeting its success in beating back inflation.

  • She helped beat back an attempt by industry to weaken the clean-air proposals.