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knocked over

knocked over is the simple past and past participle of knock over.

Meaning of knock over

Verb

knock over (third-person singular simple present knocks over, present participle knocking over, simple past and past participle 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. (slang) To beat up, murder or kill.
  3. (slang) To finish eating or drinking (something).
  4. (slang) To arrest (someone).
  5. (slang) To rob; to stage a heist of.
    • The bandits knocked over another bank, making three this week.

Questions about knocked over

What is knocked over the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked over is the simple past and past participle of knock over.

Words near knocked over in the dictionary

  1. knocked one out of the ballpark
  2. knocked one out of the park
  3. knocked oneself out
  4. knocked out
  5. knocked out of the box
  6. knocked over
  7. knocked round
  8. knocked sideways
  9. knocked some sense into
  10. knocked someone down with a feather
  11. knocked someone flat

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