knock over

verb

To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.

“I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.”

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overturntip overturn overupsetbowl overtump over
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Meanings

verbknock over (third-person singular simple present knocks over, present participle knocking over, simple past and past participle knocked over)

present singular third person knocks over · participle present knocking over · participle past knocked over · past knocked over

  1. To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.

    I knocked over a can of paint and spent the next hour cleaning up.

  2. slangTo beat up, murder or kill.
  3. slangTo finish eating or drinking (something).
  4. slangTo arrest (someone).
  5. slangTo rob; to stage a heist of.

    The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbcause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Similar
overturntip overturn overupsetbowl overtump over
Broader
movedisplace
Also see
blow upbowl overfallgrassknock downoverturntip overturn overupset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch omgooien
  • omgooiento bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
French renverser
  • renverserto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Hungarian feldönt, kidönt
  • feldöntto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • kidöntto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • ledöntto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • leverto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • kiborítto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • felborítto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • fellökto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Italian rovesciare, far cadere
  • rovesciareto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • far cadereto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Polish strącać, strącić
  • strącaćto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • strącićto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Portuguese derrubar
  • derrubarto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Spanish derribar, tumbar, desvalijar, robar
  • derribar, tumbarto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
  • desvalijar, robarto bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Swedish välta
  • vältato bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Tamil தட்டிவிடு
  • தட்டிவிடு (taṭṭiviṭu)to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
Cite this entry
APA

knock over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20over

MLA

“knock over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20over.

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