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
  • Severe weather conditions may also cause power outages and downed trees.
    Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Denver jumped to an early two-touchdown lead and downed Kansas City 38-0 at Empower Field at Mile High.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of down
Verb
  • Over the weekend, aircraft had been dropping water and fire retardant on steep hills as crews raced to get ahead of the strengthening winds and prevent the Palisade Fire from turning inland toward Brentwood.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a Justice Department policy that prohibits the prosecution of sitting presidents.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of drop
Verb
  • According to a preliminary assessment, the false echo alerts that continued to go out on Friday occurred as cell towers came back online after they were initially knocked down because of the fires, McGowan said.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • However, many other outages were caused by heavy winds and the fires themselves, knocking down power lines.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of knock down
Verb
  • Maybe a pet knocked over your potted succulent plant or an outdoor succulent’s leaves were injured by bright sun, pests, or another issue.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But when Young-mi gets knocked over while sprinting over, Myung-gi pushes Hyun-ju and follows her in before slamming the door.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of knock over
Verb
  • The interiors take a sleeker approach, playing up smooth Roman plaster walls and French oak herringbone floors throughout.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The good news is that flooring manufacturers take several steps to limit the use of VOCs in their materials.
    Rotem Eylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of floor
Verb
  • Minx’s reprieve was short-lived with season 2 being felled by limited press opportunities during the 2023 strikes — and sadly, third chances aren’t really a thing.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • He was felled by a lightning quick Jofra Archer bouncer that smashed into the grille, but still scored a match-saving 59.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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