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What is a knockback?

What is a knockback? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A blow that causes the recipient to fall or move backwards, a knock back; a recoil.
  2. Something that impedes or reverses progress; a setback.
  3. (Britain, Australia, informal) A rejection; a refusal.
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Dave Artell crossed from the left and Blundell delivered a pinpoint knockback to Asamoah who drilled the ball home from six yards.
At first, No10 said it was a private affair – a knockback that provoked even further scrutiny of his family's wealth and how it was earned.
Poulter may be an Arsenal supporter but rejection by Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 14 was the first, key sporting knockback of his life.
He lifted his hand in a knockback spell, which would send me sailing right into the zombie.
Whatever the outcome, this is a serious knockback for Osborne – who will need to settle Conservative angst over Europe if he has any chance of fulfilling his ambitions.
In this business, you have to be aware that along the way you will get the odd knockback but, if you persevere and want it, it will be there.

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