bowl (down or over)

verb

Definition of bowl (down or over)next
as in to down
to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the exuberant dog bowled over several children

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowl (down or over)
  1. down
  2. drop
  3. knock down
  4. knock over
  5. floor
  6. fell
Verb
  • Even in cases where it was downed, the $49,000 drone was effective at drawing fire from more expensive Russian air defense missiles.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Trump tamps down fears about RFK Jr. Trump sought to tamp down fears that Kennedy would radically revamp the Health and Human Services Department next year if he is confirmed by the Senate.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of down
Verb
  • In Latin America, productions continue to drop with regularity, with Prime Video drama Cometierra and Netflix’s Las Maldiciones both coming from the prolific Oficina Burman.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Back in August, the pop star dropped The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of drop
Verb
  • More than 100 firefighters battled the structure fire, categorized as a major emergency incident, for nearly two hours with no injuries reported before the blaze was knocked down around 12:30 p.m., officials said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • As TikTok waits to hear whether the Supreme Court will knock down a new law that could ban the platform in the U.S., Trump weighed in on the controversy.
    Stephanie Murray, Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of knock down
Verb
  • Neil is a southern elephant seal in Tasmania who enjoys knocking over traffic cones, destroying fences, and blocking traffic.
    Julie Klausner, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And that's not to mention that aggressive recliners have been known to knock over drinks and damage laptops behind them.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of knock over
Verb
  • Moore was, understandably, a bit floored initially that the acerbic actor of Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Blade Runner fame had any interest in Marvel, let alone taking over a role from a late Oscar winner.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Fans were left floored by not only that, but also how Tran had to watch the proposal on live TV, sitting next to her ex-fiancé.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of floor
Verb
  • Similar patterns follow after European contact: When settlers felled northern Wisconsin’s white pine forests, tribes like the Menominee turned to trees such as hemlock and butternut.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Tent poles, for instance, are made from trees that have been naturally felled by elephants, and the whole camp runs on solar power.
    Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of fell
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“Bowl (down or over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowl%20%28down%20or%20over%29. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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