knock over

knock over

transitive verb

Definition of KNOCK OVER

1

a (1) : to strike to the ground : fell (2) : overwhelm <was knocked over by the news>

b : eliminate <knocked over every difficulty>

2

a : steal; especially : hijack <knocks over a truckload of merchandise — J. B. Martin>

b : rob <knocking over a bank>

Examples of KNOCK OVER

1. <he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught>
2. <knocked me over trying to get out the door>

First Known Use of KNOCK OVER

circa 1814

Related to KNOCK OVER

Synonyms

burglarize, burgle, knock off, rob, rip off, steal (from), take off [slang]

Related Words

ransack, rifle; despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ravish, sack, spoil, strip; bleed, break in, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, exploit, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle; hold up, mug, roll, stick up

Rhymes with KNOCK OVER

allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, crossover, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, give over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, pushover, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, spillover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, turn over, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over