knock over
knock over verb: to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
Verb
knock over (third-person singular simple present knocks over, present participle knocking over, simple past and past participle knocked over)
- 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.
- To beat up, murder or kill.
- To finish eating or drinking (something).
- To arrest (someone).
- To rob; to stage a heist of.
- The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.
knock over meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Nepali
knock over in Hindi
- to knock over, thrown down
- पटकना paṭaknā
knock over in Tamil
- to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
- தட்டிவிடு taṭṭiviṭu
knock over in Nepali
- to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it
- ढाल्नु ḍhālnu
Forms of knock over
| third-person singular present | knocks over |
|---|---|
| present participle | knocking over |
| past participle | knocked over |
| past | knocked over |
Questions about knock over
- What does knock over mean?
- Knock over means to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
- What is knock over in Hindi?
- Knock over in Hindi is पटकना (paṭaknā). See Knock over meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is knock over?
- Knock over is a verb.
- What is the past tense of knock over?
- The past tense of knock over is knocked over.
Words near knock over in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: knock over (page history and authors); पटकना (Hindi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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