ἀνακρούω

1. to push back, stop short, check , ἵππον χαλινῶι (Xenophon Historicus)

2. Mid., ἀνακρούεσθαι πρύμνην to put one's ship astern, by backing water, (Aristophanes Comicus); so ἀνακρούεσθαι alone, (Thucydides); also, ἐπὶ πρύμνην ἀν., (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically to put back , (Plato Philosophus)

3. in Music, to strike up , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)