Greek-English translations for αποκρούω

• answer
  Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face
  There is no simple answer to corruption.
  He answered the question
• hold off
  Lets try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them.
  Hold off the decision one more day so I can answer your question.
  Hold off baking until I get there.
• parry
• push back
  The scandal is growing legs, we need to start pushing back.
• rebuff
  He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
• repel
• throw back
  I threw back my head and laughed uproariously.
  We caught several fish in the river but threw them back.
• throw off
  I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses
  The dirt in the apparatus threw off the results
• ward off
  He raised his arms to ward off the attack
  He wore garlic to ward off vampires