as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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Recent Examples of knocked back
Colts three-time All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson and mates knocked back linemen and linebackers.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Auckland District Court accepted his request, but he was knocked back at the final hurdle by the Registrar General.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson knocked back one when his calves started cramping at the end of a Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
After 400 that pinnacle drop is the only thing to level you up, and after six months, everyone is getting knocked back down to 200 to do it all over again.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Auckland District Court accepted his request, but he was knocked back at the final hurdle by the Registrar General.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
For example, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson knocked back one when his calves started cramping at the end of a Week 1 game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
After 400 that pinnacle drop is the only thing to level you up, and after six months, everyone is getting knocked back down to 200 to do it all over again.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked back
Verb
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The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mihara said while some guests were on their phones or laptops, Mangione quietly sipped on a beer and wrote in his journal or read a book.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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On a recent day, a patron drank a Guinness at the bar amid walls are covered in funeral notices from people who had come for a drink after saying that final goodbye.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Knocked back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20back. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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