knock over

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

knock over

verb knocks over · knocking over · 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.

Translations

Every language

verb to bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it

Españolderribar, tumbar, desvalijar, robar
Portuguêsderrubar
Françaisrenverser
Italianorovesciare, far cadere

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"knock over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/knock%20over. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

knock over. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20over

Chicago

"knock over." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20over.

BibTeX
@misc{knock_over_2026,
  title = {knock over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}