knock back

See also: knockback

English

knock back (third-person singular simple present knocks back, present participle knocking back, simple past and past participle knocked back)

(transitive) To stun; to surprise.
I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.
(transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
My friends were already knocking back drinks when I arrived at the bar.
(transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
The impact of the collision knocked him back several feet.
(transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback.
Despite facing numerous challenges, she managed to knock them back and keep moving forward.
(transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success.
Their latest album really knocked it back and received critical acclaim.
(transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse.
How many job seekers did you knock back today?
(transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.

stun, surprise

Catalan: desconcertar (ca)
Chinese:
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Finnish: lyödä ällikällä (fi)
French: renverser (fr)
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Portuguese: desconcertar (pt)
Russian: ошеломля́ть (ru) impf (ošelomljátʹ), ошеломи́ть (ru) pf (ošelomítʹ), огоро́шить (ru) pf (ogoróšitʹ) (informal), шоки́ровать (ru) impf (šokírovatʹ)
Spanish: desconcertar (es)

drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly

to push backward

to withstand a difficult situation or setback

to achieve a significant accomplishment or success

reject — see reject

press dough to remove air bubbles