KNOCK OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knock over mean? 

• KNOCK OVER (verb)
  The verb KNOCK OVER has 1 sense:

1. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

  Familiarity information: KNOCK OVER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOCK OVER (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bowl over; knock over; overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over; upset

Context example:

he tumped over his beer

Hypernyms (to "knock over" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Cause:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Verb group:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something