BOWLING (DOWN OR OVER) Synonyms: 42 Similar Words

bowling (down or over)

verb

Definition of bowling (down or over)

present participle of bowl (down or over)

as in downing

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

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The powerful winds are capable of causing catastrophic damage to structures while downing trees and power lines, and producing prolonged power outages.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Chestnut is now an 18-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion after blowing out the competition once again, this time by downing 66 hot dogs and buns in Coney Island.

— Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of downing

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Getting two mouflon proved no more difficult than knocking over the aoudad; both were one-shot kills.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
One Sunday, Henrichsen assaulted an elderly couple walking along a road, knocking over an 80-year-old man and striking his wife, according to a memo compiled by the neighborhood homeowner’s association.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

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Winds gusted up to 80 miles per hour, bowing palm trees and knocking down power lines that sparked the fires.

— Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026
The pair of earthquakes struck on June 24, knocking down buildings, sending residents fleeing for safety and trapping some survivors under the rubble for days.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of knocking down

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