as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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Recent Examples of knock back
Or at Shuggie’s, knocking back 750 ml of natural orange wine, poured directly into your mouth by Murphy from a Catalan porrón.
POUR IT ON
A trash pie at Shuggies in San Francisco.
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Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
Pour Boiling Water on Poison Ivy Pouring boiling water on poison ivy tissues and roots will kill or severely knock back the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
The Supreme Court had been trending in that direction for years, knocking back attempts by federal agencies in other contexts to approve regulations on their own.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Sometimes the flowers get knocked back a bit, but the roots remain.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Tamar Adler, Vogue, 25 July 2024
Pour Boiling Water on Poison Ivy Pouring boiling water on poison ivy tissues and roots will kill or severely knock back the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
The Supreme Court had been trending in that direction for years, knocking back attempts by federal agencies in other contexts to approve regulations on their own.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Sometimes the flowers get knocked back a bit, but the roots remain.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock back
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There’s a big crowd sipping on an assortment of cocktails from the open bar while watching the results come in.Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
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This is not just a new drink lineup, but a signal, a cultural zeitgeist, inviting customers to pause, sip, and indulge.Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Madrid: Bar And Restaurant Mecca This year’s glitzy gala was held in Madrid–a city famed for its exciting food and drink culture and superb nightlife–bringing bartenders, cocktail aficionados and drinks media in their thousands to the Spanish capital.Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ten times as many people, meanwhile, reported drinking alcohol daily or almost daily.Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Knock back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20back. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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