knock back
verb
knocked back; knocking back; knocks back
transitive verb
: drink, swallow
specifically : to toss down (an alcoholic beverage)
Synonyms
- belt (down)
- drink
- gulp
- guzzle
- hoist
- imbibe
- pound (down)
- quaff
- sip
- slug (down)
- slurp
- sup
- swig
- swill
- toss (down or off)
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Example Sentences
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1931, in the meaning defined above
knocking back
verb
as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sipping
- drinking
- gulping
- tossing (down or off)
- slugging (down)
- pounding (down)
- belting (down)
- licking
- slurping
- swigging
- supping
- sucking
- imbibing
- quaffing
- guzzling
- putting away
- hoisting
- swilling
- mouthing (down)
- consuming
- ingurgitating
- lapping
- downing
- tippling
- wining
- toasting
- killing
- pledging
- nipping