bowls (down or over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of bowl (down or over)
as in downs
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 bowls (down or over)
  1. downs
  2. knocks down
  3. drops
  4. knocks over
Verb
  • Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of downs
Verb
  • At one point, Leon knocks down the camera filming his owner, prompting TEN to crack a smile.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • The Court of International Trade knocks down a new global levy.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of knocks down
Verb
  • In its third season, and especially in the finale’s final moments, the series finally drops that pretext.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As the weight drops down, a lever and sling transfer this onto a lighter projectile, which can be flung to a distance at considerable speed.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of drops
Verb
  • In addition to the characters, the set features two love notes and a flowerpot, which Derpy Tiger notoriously knocks over.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But as much as the ratings monopoly has taken its share of knocks over the decades, it has never been supplanted as the anchor of the $70 billion-plus TV ad business.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Definition of knocks over
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