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

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2
as in downed
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall knocked me over trying to get out the door

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Recent Examples of knocked over Another woman also said she was almost knocked over and was afraid she'd be hurt, Curtis said. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The Bedford County Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire was accidental and said Nanner escaped her enclosure and knocked over a heat fixture, sparking the blaze. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Officers found a large amount of blood on one side of the bed, plant with dirt knocked over next to the bed and some of the soil that got dragged to the bathroom, the affidavit notes. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Trees are especially vulnerable to being knocked over from incoming gusts due to prolonged wet soil from yesterday's storm. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026 Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked over
  1. robbed
  2. downed
  3. dropped
  4. knocked down
  5. hit
Verb
  • The attack comes amid several recent violent incidents in the iconic park, including an incident a week earlier where a woman was beaten and robbed of her AirPods and other items by a trio of masked crooks.
    — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the band has been robbed.
    — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of robbed
Verb
  • The crisis capped a week of severe weather in which rain swamped dozens of homes in Utah and tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Even so, the government abruptly downed hundreds of trees on the course with little warning earlier this month, which critics worry was a pretext for beginning renovations.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of downed
Verb
  • Plus, the tall shafts helped keep me warm when the temperatures dropped dramatically once the sun went down, which was a major bonus.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Jets have dropped two straight games to fall to 2-5, turning up the heat on coach Aaron Glenn.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • Seeman appeared to curse at Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride, and Hill confronted Minnesota Vikings linebacker Eric Wilson after being inadvertently knocked down.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When Conrad was knocked down at a practice session, Belmonte ran to help him while Manolete lured the animal away.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The teams combined to hit just four homers, three for Milwaukee.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit

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“Knocked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20over. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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