Usually means: Reject or consume quickly (alcohol).
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word knock back:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. knock back: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. knock-back: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. knock-back, knock-back, knock back: Collins English Dictionary
  4. knock back: Vocabulary.com
  5. knock-back: Wordnik
  6. knock back (sth): Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. knock back: Wiktionary
  8. knock back: Dictionary.com
  9. knock back: Rhymezone
  10. knock back: Free Dictionary
  11. knock back: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. knock back: Dictionary/thesaurus
  13. Knock back: Phrase Finder

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock back: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock back: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock back: Idioms

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. knock back: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. knock (someone) back: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. knock back: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See knock_backs as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (knock back)

verb:  (transitive) To stun; to surprise.
verb:  (transitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often; to finish a beverage.
verb:  (transitive) To push or strike someone or something backward with force.
verb:  (transitive) To withstand or endure a difficult situation or setback.
verb:  (transitive) To achieve a significant accomplishment or success.
verb:  (transitive, UK, Australia) To reject; to refuse.
verb:  (transitive, baking) To press or knead (dough) so as to remove air bubbles.

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