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KNOCK BACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knock back mean?
• KNOCK BACK (verb)
The verb KNOCK BACK has 1 sense:
1. cost a certain amount
Familiarity information: KNOCK BACK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cost a certain amount
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
knock back; put back; set back
Context example:
My daughter's wedding set me back $20,000
Hypernyms (to "knock back" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
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