knockover

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noun

The mechanical pushing of a newly-formed stitch over the needle, prior to formation of the next stitch.

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Meanings

nounknockover (plural knockovers)

plural knockovers

  1. businessThe mechanical pushing of a newly-formed stitch over the needle, prior to formation of the next stitch.
  2. slangAn arrest by the police.

    A knockover that solved many burglaries in the Bush and North End Districts was that of Jack Anderson, alias Jack Reed, alias Jack Douglas, the "Baby Face" burglar. This prowler was garnered in by Detective Sergeant Joseph Lippi […]

    1930, Police and Peace Officers' Journal of the State of... (volume 8, page 8)

Origin

Deverbal from knock over

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APA

knockover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockover

MLA

“knockover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knockover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knockover.

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