verb
Meaning 1
To stun; to surprise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
knock back
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verb
Meaning 2
To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- My friends were already knocking back drinks when I arrived at the bar.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The impact of the collision knocked him back several feet.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Despite facing numerous challenges, she managed to knock them back and keep moving forward.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To achieve a significant accomplishment or success.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Their latest album really knocked it back and received critical acclaim.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To reject; to refuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, UK, transitive
Examples
- How many job seekers did you knock back today?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
cost a certain amount
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: set back, put back
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cost, be
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: desconcertar — stun, surprise
- Chinese Mandarin: 使目瞪口呆 (shǐ mùdèngkǒudāi) — stun, surprise
- Finnish: lyödä ällikällä — stun, surprise
- French: renverser — stun, surprise
- Portuguese: desconcertar — stun, surprise
- Russian: ошеломля́ть (ošelomljátʹ) — stun, surprise
- Russian: ошеломи́ть (ošelomítʹ) — stun, surprise
- Russian: огоро́шить (ogoróšitʹ) — stun, surprise
- Russian: шоки́ровать (šokírovatʹ) — stun, surprise
- Spanish: desconcertar — stun, surprise
- Chinese Mandarin: 一飲而盡 /一饮而尽 (yīyǐn'érjìn) — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- Finnish: naukata — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- Finnish: naukkailla — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- French: lever le coude — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- French: s'envoyer derrière la cravate — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- Italian: trincare — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- Russian: опроки́нуть (oprokínutʹ) — drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly
- Chinese Mandarin: 猛推後退 /猛推后退 (měng tuī hòutuì) — to push backward
- Finnish: iskeä — to push backward
- Finnish: paiskata — to push backward
- Russian: опроки́дывать (oprokídyvatʹ) — to push backward
- Russian: опроки́нуть (oprokínutʹ) — to push backward
- Chinese Mandarin: 克服 (kèfú) — to withstand a difficult situation or setback
- Finnish: selviytyä — to withstand a difficult situation or setback
- Finnish: kestää — to withstand a difficult situation or setback
- Chinese Mandarin: 大獲全勝 /大获全胜 (dàhuòquánshèng) — to achieve a significant accomplishment or success
- Finnish: onnistua hyvin — to achieve a significant accomplishment or success
- Portuguese: dar um salto — to achieve a significant accomplishment or success
- Chinese Mandarin: 排氣 /排气 (páiqì) — press dough to remove air bubbles
- Finnish: vaivata — press dough to remove air bubbles
- Spanish: desgasificar — press dough to remove air bubbles
- Spanish: romper — press dough to remove air bubbles