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KNOCKBACK definition: 1. an occasion when someone refuses to go out with, accept, employ, etc. another person: 2. an…. Learn more.
to quickly drink something, especially a lot of alcohol: She was knocking back the champagne at Maria's party.
If an event, situation, or person knocks you back, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something. [mainly British] It seemed as though every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] That really knocked back any hope for further peace negotiations.
(informal) to drink something quickly, especially an alcoholic drink. See knock back in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Definition of knock back phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The blast from the explosion knocked me back into the fence. The post was crooked, so I got a hammer and knocked it back into place. 2. To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink, quickly or in large amounts: After he knocked back six beers, we took his car keys away.
1. a problem or rejection which delays one's progress or which reverses some of the progress one has made; setback. [...] 2. a rejection, esp when one has applied for a job or something similar. [...] 3. prison slang. failure to obtain parole. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'knock back' More. Examples of 'knock back' in a sentence.
A knockback is a problem or a rejection which delays your progress or which reverses some of the progress you have made. The schedule has suffered a knockback. I must have made more than 100 phone calls and I didn't get a single knockback. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
A refusal; a rebuff. 1884. Sit down to it Tyler, my boy, and don't risk another knock back. Dart & Midland Figaro 6/2. 1898. He..objected to the powers of the guardians being relegated to the officers. It was a knock-back. Evesham Journal 21 May 7/1. 1933. I sought casual work... Result, six flat knockbacks. Bulletin (Sydney) 18 January 17. 1941.
The meaning of KNOCK BACK is drink, swallow; specifically : to toss down (an alcoholic beverage).
If an event, situation, or person knocks you back, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something. [mainly British] It seemed as though every time we got rolling something came along to knock us back. [VERB noun PARTICLE] That really knocked back any hope for further peace negotiations.
