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knock over

/nɒk ˈəʊ.vər/

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verb

/nɒk ˈəʊ.vər/B1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий заставить что-то или кого-то упасть на землю, или ограбить место (неформально).

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Cause to fallinformal

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

    ruОпрокинуть

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

    Synonymsfelloverthrowoverturntip overtoppleupset

    Antonymserectliftraisesupportuphold

  2. Rob or stealslangamerican

    To rob a place, especially a store or bank.

    ruОграбить

    • 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.

    Synonymsburglarizehold uplootplunderriflerobstick up

Forms
  • knocked over past participle
  • knocked over past simple
  • knocking over present participle
  • knocks over third person singular

Base verbknock

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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