knocks over
Sends something tumbling
To knock over is to cause something to fall by striking or bumping it: The cat knocked over the vase.
Extended uses include robbing a place: They knocked over three banks in a month.
In casual speech, to be knocked over by something is to be astonished or overwhelmed: I was knocked over by the news.
- overthrowsForcibly removes from power
- tumblesFalls in disarray
- brings downCauses to collapse
- topplesFalls or overthrows
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
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