Definition of "knockback" []

• A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil. (noun)
• Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback. (noun)
• A rejection; a refusal. (noun)

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• "I'd just put the premium on being physical and getting "knockback" for the RT, while I'd put the premium on pass blocking and quickness on the LT."
• "Most players will use ranged weapons, which have a standard attack, a melee attack that has a knockback, and a special attack that is usually classified as either an “expose” or an “exploit”."
• "JOURNALIST: Minister, did you know about the Government's effective knockback of the OzMinerals/Minmetals deal before you started your meeting today and does that knockback on security grounds excluding the Prominent Hill part of the company mean that the government sees Minmetals as an arm of the Chinese Government?"