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- [nok bak]
- /nɒk bæk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nok bak]
- /nɒk bæk/
Definitions of knock back words
- verb without object knock back to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering. 1
- verb without object knock back to strike in collision; bump: He knocked into a table. 1
- verb without object knock back to make a pounding noise: The engine of our car is knocking badly. 1
- verb without object knock back Informal. to engage in trivial or carping criticism; find fault. 1
- verb without object knock back Cards. to end a game, as in gin rummy, by laying down a hand in which those cards not included in sets total less than a specific amount. 1
- verb with object knock back to give a sounding or forcible blow to; hit; strike; beat. 1
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Origin of knock back
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; 1890-95 for def 4; Middle English knokken, knoken (v.), Old English cnocian, cnucian; cognate with Old Norse knoka to thump, knock
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Parts of speech for Knock back
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
knock back popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
knock back usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for knock back
verb knock back
- carouse — If you say that people are carousing, you mean that they are behaving very noisily and drinking a lot of alcohol as they enjoy themselves.
- slosh — to splash or move through water, mud, or slush.
- swill — liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- imbibe — to consume (liquids) by drinking; drink: He imbibed great quantities of iced tea.
- swig — an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask.
Antonyms for knock back
verb knock back
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- sip — to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of: He sipped the hot tea noisily.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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