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cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
the clumsy customer turned over the vase
The cat knocked over the flower vase
he tumped over his beer
How To Use knock over In A Sentence
- Now they began with what his mother described as a bloodcurdling scream, after which David would jump out of bed, knock over furniture, and run about as if trying to escape from something. Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems
- The racoons knock over the rubbish bins in search of food, and strew the contents all over the ground.
- And so did he toss and turn, and get up for a drink of water, and knock over a pile of books.
- Did you knock over a parking meter?No, this is the entire contents From my teenage mutant ninja turtle piggy bank.
- So many pet lovers complain when motorists knock over their pets and don't have the common decency to stop and check if the animal is all right.
- She did a truly commendable job of being companionable without being intrusive, which is to say she stayed within 2 feet of us the whole time, never stole anything, gave polite kisses, didn't knock over anything and actually curled up behind me to lie down once near the end. Archive 2009-06-01
- Judge: The cat did not do it. The cat couldn't possibly knock over the trash can.
- French synonyms for bousculer: bouleverser (to overturn), culbuter (to knock over), heurter (to knock against), pousser (to push) (but also to grow...), secouer (to shake) French Word-A-Day:
- The cat couldn't possibly knock over the trash can.
- The racoons knock over the rubbish bins in search of food, and strew the contents all over the ground.