knock over
Third Person
knocks over
Present Participle
knocking over
Past Tense
knocked over
Past Participle
knocked over
1
to cause something or someone to fall
- I've knocked over a few glasses of water while clumsily setting the table.
- The playful dog knocked over the child while chasing after a ball.
- The strong wind knocked over the elderly woman as she was crossing the street.
- Be careful not to knock over the vase of flowers when you're moving the furniture.
- I accidentally knocked a stack of books over while trying to reach for a specific one on the shelf.
2
to collide with a person using a vehicle, resulting in injury or death
- I've heard of several cases where cyclists have been knocked over by cars, leading to serious accidents.
- The reckless driver knocked the pedestrian over while speeding down the street.
- If the city doesn't improve pedestrian safety measures, more people will be knocked over by careless drivers.
- The distracted motorist knocked over an elderly woman while crossing the intersection, causing her to suffer severe injuries.
- The city is proposing a new law to increase penalties for drivers who knock over pedestrians.
3
to steal from a person or business, often with violence or the threat of violence
- The masked robbers are knocking over the convenience store at gunpoint.
- The gang knocked over the bank and made off with millions of dollars in cash.
- The police are on the lookout for a group of suspects who are planning to knock over a jewelry store.
- I've heard of several cases where gas stations have been knocked over in the past few weeks.
- By the time the police arrived, the suspects had already knocked over the store and fled the scene.