knock back

See also: knockback

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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)

(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.
(transitive, Britain, 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.

Translations

stun, surprise

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Finnish: lyödä ällikällä (fi)

French: renverser (fr)
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drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly

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Finnish: naukata (fi), naukkailla (fi)

French: lever le coude (fr), s'envoyer derrière la cravate
Italian: trincare (it)
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Russian: опрокинуть (ru) pf (oprokinutʹ)

reject — see reject

press dough to remove air bubbles

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Finnish: vaivata (fi)

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