1
as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught
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2
as in to drop
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall
knocked me over trying to get out the door
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Recent Examples of knock over
Bowlers, like pitchers, use high velocity and deception to get the ball past their opponent (in this case, to knock over the wicket or stumps) or induce a catchable ball to the 11 defensive players in the field.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The demo continued with Grace freeing herself from the gurney by knocking over the transfusion bottle and using the glass to cut the straps binding her wrists and ankles.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Footage from the day in question shows attendees rushing the entrances, barreling past security, and knocking over metal detectors.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 June 2025
The curious kitten managed to knock over many things, causing several delicate items to shatter.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
The demo continued with Grace freeing herself from the gurney by knocking over the transfusion bottle and using the glass to cut the straps binding her wrists and ankles.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Footage from the day in question shows attendees rushing the entrances, barreling past security, and knocking over metal detectors.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 June 2025
The curious kitten managed to knock over many things, causing several delicate items to shatter.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock over
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Palestinians fear the settlement building in the West Bank - which has sharply intensified since the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that led to the Gaza war - will rob them of any chance to build a state of their own in the area.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Montgomery robbed Wenceel Pérez of a single, leaping to make a catch to begin the ninth.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Almost a year later, the criminal charges were dropped but the horses were never returned to him.—
Andrew Wimer,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The air force downed or suppressed 87.2% of all drones and 73% of missiles during June.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Much of the Pacific coast of North America, spanning from British Columbia in Canada to down the U.S. West Coast and into Mexico was under a tsunami advisory.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Jenny and Chris Harmon’s house caught on fire last year when construction workers rebuilding a home on the lot next door used a backhoe to knock down a tree, ripping the electrical wires off the couple’s home.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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Local activists told The Guardian a settler drove a bulldozer through their land and used the blade of the machine to knock down a resident who asked him to stop.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
29 July 2025
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Trees must be felled with dangerous and expensive equipment, dragged up muddy and steep slopes with cables, cut into lengths, loaded onto trucks and hauled.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Produced by Universal Pictures, Nobody 2 is the sequel to the 2021 action comedy hit Nobody.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 million grand prize, lottery officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Some things still floor him about the guy who took his money.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
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The daters Julie Nguyen works with are more likely to be floored by the laziness, spelling errors, and sheer audacity of the people on the other end.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
11 Aug. 2025
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And Whyte, while considered a tough guy, has been knocked out in all three of his losses.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Among all 14 race weekends thus far, the most recent one in Hungary made headlines, as Hamilton secured P12 in qualifying after getting knocked out in Q2.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Knock over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20over. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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