knock back

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knock back verb

To stun; to surprise.“I was knocked back by the sheer size of the hall.”
To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.
To reject; to refuse.“How many job seekers did you knock back today?”
To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.

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set back put back knock out stun take aback knock down knock dead strike dumb set aback knock someone's socks off amaze astony spark out put the stunners on stunlock surprise

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