"knock back" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-knock back.ogg [Australia] Forms: knocks back [present, singular, third-person], knocking back [participle, present], knocked back [participle, past], knocked back [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive Translations (stun, surprise): desconcertar (Catalan), 使目瞪口呆 (shǐ mùdèngkǒudāi) (Chinese Mandarin), lyödä ällikällä (Finnish), renverser (French), desconcertar (Portuguese), ошеломля́ть (ošelomljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ошеломи́ть (ošelomítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), огоро́шить (ogoróšitʹ) [informal, perfective] (Russian), шоки́ровать (šokírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), desconcertar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-Vm2M40VE Disambiguation of 'stun, surprise': 88 2 0 2 1 5 3
  2. (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage. Tags: transitive Translations (drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly): 一飲而盡 /一饮而尽 (yīyǐn'érjìn) (Chinese Mandarin), naukata (Finnish), naukkailla (Finnish), lever le coude (French), s'envoyer derrière la cravate (French), trincare (Italian), опроки́нуть (oprokínutʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-LA2767D2 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations, Alcoholism, Drinking Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 29 6 9 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 16 4 11 9 27 27 Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 6 43 0 12 14 10 15 Disambiguation of Drinking: 10 28 8 14 13 12 15 Disambiguation of 'drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly': 2 89 0 1 1 2 6
  3. (transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force. Tags: transitive Translations (to push backward): 猛推後退 /猛推后退 (měng tuī hòutuì) (Chinese Mandarin), iskeä (Finnish), paiskata (Finnish), опроки́дывать (oprokídyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), опроки́нуть (oprokínutʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-Vb~AbZFK Disambiguation of 'to push backward': 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
  4. (transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback. Tags: transitive Translations (to withstand a difficult situation or setback): 克服 (kèfú) (Chinese Mandarin), selviytyä [with-elative] (Finnish), kestää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-~yrMZAx7 Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 16 4 11 9 27 27 Disambiguation of 'to withstand a difficult situation or setback': 2 1 0 89 2 4 2
  5. (transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success. Tags: transitive Translations (to achieve a significant accomplishment or success): 大獲全勝 /大获全胜 (dàhuòquánshèng) (Chinese Mandarin), onnistua hyvin (Finnish), dar um salto (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-qGErCW7i Disambiguation of 'to achieve a significant accomplishment or success': 1 1 0 1 95 1 1
  6. (transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse. Tags: Australia, UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-WXe7AcOg Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 16 4 11 9 27 27
  7. (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles. Tags: transitive Translations (press dough to remove air bubbles): 排氣 /排气 (páiqì) (Chinese Mandarin), vaivata (Finnish), desgasificar (english: Tech.) (Spanish), romper [cooking, food, lifestyle] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-knock_back-en-verb-0JxDt2Be Categories (other): Baking, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "back", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 16 2 5 5 21 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "back": 9 17 5 10 9 13 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 29 6 9 7 10 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 20 4 6 5 7 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 20 3 5 4 6 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 23 5 11 10 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 23 5 11 10 12 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 16 7 10 9 12 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 20 6 10 9 11 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 16 4 11 9 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 23 4 11 11 10 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 20 6 10 9 11 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 20 6 9 8 10 37 Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'press dough to remove air bubbles': 3 6 0 2 2 4 83

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To stun; to surprise."
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          "_dis1": "88 2 0 2 1 5 3",
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        "(transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage."
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          "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
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        "(transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force."
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        "(transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback."
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          "_dis1": "2 1 0 89 2 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "kèfú",
          "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
          "word": "克服"
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          "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
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            "with-elative"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
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        "To achieve a significant accomplishment or success."
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        "(transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success."
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          "_dis1": "1 1 0 1 95 1 1",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "dàhuòquánshèng",
          "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
          "word": "大獲全勝 /大获全胜"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 0 1 95 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
          "word": "onnistua hyvin"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
          "word": "dar um salto"
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        "To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles."
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        [
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        [
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        [
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        "(transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles."
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          "_dis1": "3 6 0 2 2 4 83",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "páiqì",
          "sense": "press dough to remove air bubbles",
          "word": "排氣 /排气"
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "stun, surprise",
      "word": "desconcertar"
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      "roman": "shǐ mùdèngkǒudāi",
      "sense": "stun, surprise",
      "word": "使目瞪口呆"
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      "sense": "stun, surprise",
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      "sense": "stun, surprise",
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      "roman": "ogoróšitʹ",
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      "roman": "šokírovatʹ",
      "sense": "stun, surprise",
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      "sense": "stun, surprise",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "yīyǐn'érjìn",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "一飲而盡 /一饮而尽"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "naukata"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "naukkailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "lever le coude"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "s'envoyer derrière la cravate"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "word": "trincare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "oprokínutʹ",
      "sense": "drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "опроки́нуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "měng tuī hòutuì",
      "sense": "to push backward",
      "word": "猛推後退 /猛推后退"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "to push backward",
      "word": "iskeä"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to push backward",
      "word": "paiskata"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "oprokídyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to push backward",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "опроки́дывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "oprokínutʹ",
      "sense": "to push backward",
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      "word": "опроки́нуть"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "kèfú",
      "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
      "word": "克服"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "selviytyä"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to withstand a difficult situation or setback",
      "word": "kestää"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "dàhuòquánshèng",
      "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
      "word": "大獲全勝 /大获全胜"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
      "word": "onnistua hyvin"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "to achieve a significant accomplishment or success",
      "word": "dar um salto"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "páiqì",
      "sense": "press dough to remove air bubbles",
      "word": "排氣 /排气"
    },
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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "press dough to remove air bubbles",
      "word": "vaivata"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Tech.",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "press dough to remove air bubbles",
      "translation": "Tech.",
      "word": "desgasificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "press dough to remove air bubbles",
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      "word": "romper"
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}

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