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单词 knocks back
释义

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

knocks back

verb

present tense third-person singular of knock back
as in sips
to swallow in liquid form desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sips
  • drinks
  • gulps
  • tosses (down or off)
  • slugs (down)
  • belts (down)
  • pounds (down)
  • licks
  • swigs
  • sucks
  • slurps
  • quaffs
  • hoists
  • sups
  • guzzles
  • imbibes
  • swills
  • puts away
  • mouths (down)
  • consumes
  • ingurgitates
  • laps
  • downs
  • wines
  • toasts
  • tipples
  • kills
  • nips
  • pledges
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