bowled (down or over)

verb

past tense of bowl (down or over)
as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowled (down or over)
  1. downed
  2. dropped
  3. knocked over
  4. knocked down
Verb
  • The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defenses overnight downed 646 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Punter Alec Clark has downed three of his five punts inside the 20 and hasn’t punted more than twice in a game this year.
    — PJ Green September 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of downed
Verb
  • David Hearn, the former Olympics canoeist accused of damaging Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before prosecutors dropped the case, cannot be recharged, a judge has ruled.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In the 1980s, the UK had 18 refineries, but that has dropped to just four.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked over
Verb
  • As a determined floor correspondent at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, he was knocked down on camera by security guards while trying to interview a Georgia delegate whom the guards were removing from the convention floor.
    — Walter Podrazik, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith Point Park stairs to the surf were wiped out and at Jones Beach, the berm held up but parts of the fishing pier were knocked down.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked down
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“Bowled (down or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled%20%28down%20or%20over%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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