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knocks over

knocks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knocks over

What is knocks over the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knocks over is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock over.

Words near knocks over in the dictionary

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

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