knock over

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas oder jemanden zu Boden zu werfen oder umzuwerfen, oder umgangssprachlich einen Ort auszurauben.

A phrasal verb meaning to cause something or someone to fall to the ground, or to rob a place (informal).

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Cause to fallinformal

   To cause something or someone to fall from an upright position.

   Umstoßen

   • The cat knocked over the vase.
   • He accidentally knocked over a stack of books.
   • The strong wind knocked over the garden chair.

   Synonymefelloverthrowoverturntip overtoppleupset

   Antonymeerectliftraisesupportuphold

2. Rob or stealslangamerican

   To rob a place, especially a store or bank.

   Ausrauben

   • The gang planned to knock over the bank.
   • They knocked over a convenience store last night.
   • The police arrested the men who knocked over the jewelry shop.

   Synonymeburglarizehold uplootplunderriflerobstick up

Grundverbknock