BOWL (DOWN OR OVER) Synonyms: 41 Similar Words

bowl (down or over)

verb

Definition of bowl (down or over)

as in to down

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children

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Russia's Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of the largest drone attacks launched by Kyiv.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Also, Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses downed 1,214 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of the largest drone attacks launched by Kyiv.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of down

Verb

As temperatures start to drop, nightly firepits are the place to gather, stargaze, and make s’mores.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
The settlement agreement lowered Scheels’ assessed value to over $65 million and likely dropped its tax burden by over $40,000.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of drop

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Harding made seven of his eight attempts to add 12 in the first half and excelled in his role as the team’s floor general as the Horned Frogs shot 53% from the field in the first half and knocked down six 3-pointers.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
The agency has fashioned staging areas for heavy equipment by knocking down, uprooting and attempting to transplant select specimens of the monument’s native plants.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of knock down

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Another woman also said she was almost knocked over and was afraid she'd be hurt, Curtis said.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Games like cornhole, ringer darts and Kubb — a lawn game involving teams tossing wooden blocks to knock over their opponents’ blocks — were set up on small turf patches.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of knock over

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My lunch companion, aka my perpetually starving 16-year-old son, Nicholas, was floored by how quickly our pagers lit up, beckoning us to come grab grub.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Antique mirrors, walls adorned with refined stucco work, and flooring made using traditional Venetian Seminato, an ancient technique involving marble inlays and a polished surface, are some of the key elements of the boutique.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of floor

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In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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