To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To deal with.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
To come up against; to encounter.
To engage in confrontation.
To bring someone face to face with something.
To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust.
To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
To save (a shot).
To force away by means of a repulsive force.