knock back

See also: knockback

English

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To stun; to surprise.

   I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.

2. (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.
3. (transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse.

   How many job seekers did you knock back today?

4. (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.

Translations

stun, surprise

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• Finnish: lyödä ällikällä (fi)
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drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly

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• Finnish: naukata (fi), naukkailla (fi)
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• French: lever le coude (fr), s’envoyer derrière la cravate
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• Russian: опрокинуть (ru) pf (oprokinutʹ)

reject — see reject

press dough to remove air bubbles

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