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• knock over — verb cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (Freq. 2) The cat knocked over the flower vase the clumsy customer turned over the vase he tumped over his beer • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑tip over, ↑turn over, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• knock over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms knock over : present tense I/you/we/they knock over he/she/it knocks over present participle knocking over past tense knocked over past participle knocked over 1) British same as knock down 1) Over 100 people… …   English dictionary

• knock over — phr verb Knock over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blow …   Collocations dictionary

• knock over — verb a) To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up. b) To rob; to stage a heist The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week. See Also …   Wiktionary

• knock over — Synonyms and related words: beat down, blow down, bowl over, break down, bring down, bulldoze, burn down, cast down, chop down, commit robbery, cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, heist, hijack, hold up, knock, knock down, level,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• knock over — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position: capsize, overthrow, overturn, topple, turn over, upset. See CHANGE, HORIZONTAL, MOVE. II verb See knock …   English dictionary for students

• knock over — vb to rob. A racier euphemism than knock off, this American underworld expression was picked up by British speakers in the early 1980s. ► Willis is suspected of knocking over a bank in Oregon …   Contemporary slang

• knock over — transitive verb Date: circa 1814 1. a. (1) to strike to the ground ; fell (2) overwhelm < was knocked over by the news > b. eliminate < knocked over every difficulty > 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• knock over — see knock down 1) …   English dictionary

• knock over — {v. phr.} To overturn; upset. * /I accidentally knocked over the Chinese lamp that fell on size floor and broke./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• knock over — {v. phr.} To overturn; upset. * /I accidentally knocked over the Chinese lamp that fell on size floor and broke./ …   Dictionary of American idioms