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单词 knocked over
释义

knock over

verb

knocked over; knocking over; knocks over

transitive verb

1
a(1)
: to strike to the ground : fell
(2)
: overwhelm
was knocked over by the news
b
: eliminate
knocked over every difficulty
2
a
: steal
especially : hijack
knocks over a truckload of merchandise J. B. Martin
b
: rob
knocking over a bank

Synonyms

  • burglarize
  • burgle
  • knock off
  • rip off
  • rob
  • steal (from)
  • take off [slang]
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Example Sentences

he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught knocked me over trying to get out the door

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

knocked over

verb

past tense of knock over
1
as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • robbed
  • ripped off
  • knocked off
  • stole (from)
  • burglarized
  • burgled
  • took off
  • sacked
  • looted
  • stripped
  • plundered
  • broke in
  • rifled
  • stuck up
  • plucked
  • ransacked
  • cheated
  • defrauded
  • exploited
  • stuck
  • despoiled
  • spoiled
  • pillaged
  • swindled
  • shortchanged
  • mulcted
  • stung
  • chiseled
  • squeezed
  • fleeced
  • skinned
  • ravished
  • spoilt
  • hustled
  • held up
  • cozened
  • bled
  • mugged
  • chiselled
  • stript
  • rooked
  • rolled
2
as in dropped
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall knocked me over trying to get out the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dropped
  • knocked down
  • hit
  • knocked out
  • slapped
  • downed
  • bowled (down or over)
  • smacked
  • slammed
  • punched
  • felled
  • toppled
  • mowed (down)
  • poked
  • floored
  • leveled
  • banged
  • threw down
  • prostrated
  • levelled
  • pounded
  • thumped
  • whacked
  • jabbed
  • swiped
  • pasted
  • overthrew
  • bashed
  • thwacked
  • KO'd
  • hammered
  • kayoed
  • swatted
  • slugged
  • socked
  • bludgeoned
  • clobbered
  • smote
  • belted
  • slogged
  • walloped
  • whaled
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