ALL meanings of knock back
knock back
K k - 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
- verb with object knock back to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: to knock a man senseless. 1
- verb with object knock back to make by striking a blow or blows: to knock a hole in the wall. 1
- verb with object knock back to strike (a thing) against something else. 1
- verb with object knock back Informal. to criticize, especially in a carping manner: He's always knocking everything. 1
- verb with object knock back British Slang. to astound; impress greatly. 1
- noun knock back an act or instance of knocking. 1
- noun knock back the sound of knocking, especially a rap, as at a door. 1
- noun knock back a blow or thump. 1
- noun knock back Informal. an adverse criticism. 1
- noun knock back the noise resulting from faulty combustion or from incorrect functioning of some part of an internal-combustion engine. 1
- noun knock back Cricket. an innings. 1
- noun knock back British Slang. one of a combination of dealers who bid together, rather than against each other, at an auction, and later resell the purchases among themselves. an auction at which this is done. the sale of merchandise recently obtained by a dealer at an auction. 1
- idioms knock back have it knocked, Slang. to be assured of success: With a government job, he thought he had it knocked. 1
- idioms knock back knock out of the box, Baseball. to cause a pitcher to be removed from the box because the pitcher has permitted too many hits to be made. Also, knock out. 1
- idioms knock back knock the / one's socks off, Informal. to have an overwhelming effect on: The song knocked the socks off the audience. 1
- transitivephrasal verb knock back impede progress of 1
- transitivephrasal verb knock back drink greedily 1
- transitivephrasal verb knock back cost 1
- verb knock back (Transitive Verb) To stun; to surprise. 0
- verb knock back (Transitive Verb) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often. 0
- verb knock back (Transitive Verb) (Britain, Australia) To reject; to refuse. 0
- verb knock back (Transitive Verb) (baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles. 0
- phrasal verb knock back If you knock back a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it quickly, and often in large amounts. 0
- phrasal verb knock back If an event, situation, or person knocks you back, they prevent you from progressing or achieving something. 0
- verb knock back to drink, esp quickly 0
- verb knock back to cost 0
- verb knock back to reject or refuse 0
- verb knock back to come as an unpleasant surprise to; disconcert 0
- noun knock back a refusal or rejection 0
- noun knock back failure to obtain parole 0
- noun knock back a problem or rejection which delays one's progress or which reverses some of the progress one has made; setback 0
- noun knock back a rejection, esp when one has applied for a job or something similar 0
- noun knock back to gulp down (an alcoholic drink) 0