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knock over — to cause something to fall down by hitting or pushing it

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to cause something to fall down by hitting or pushing it

Pronunciation (IPA): /nɑːk ˈoʊvər/

Korean meaning: 치거나 밀어서 넘어뜨리다, 쓰러뜨리다

Korean pronunciation: 녹 **오**버

Example Sentences

  • My cat knocked over my coffee mug and gave me a look like it was my fault.
  • The strong wind knocked over all the trash cans on the street.
  • He tried to impress everyone by doing a backflip but knocked over three people instead.

knock over

VERB

//nɑːk ˈoʊvər//

to cause something to fall down by hitting or pushing it

knock over concept
💡 Concept

to cause something to fall down by hitting or pushing it

knock over rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

One shock over makes dominoes knock over and rock over!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/nɑːk ˈoʊvər/
🇬🇧 UK/nɒk ˈəʊvə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootknock

Origin

knock은 고대 영어 'cnocian'에서 유래되어 '두드리다, 치다'를 의미했고, over는 '위에서 아래로'를 뜻하는 고대 영어 'ofer'에서 왔습니다. 두 단어가 합쳐져 '쳐서 넘어뜨리다'는 뜻이 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

rock overshock overblock over
rock over
shock over
block over

🔗Collocations

knock over a glass
knock over a chair
accidentally knock over
knock over someone
knock over a bottle

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cat knocked over my coffee mug and gave me a look like it was my fault.”

“The strong wind knocked over all the trash cans on the street.”

😄 Fun example

“He tried to impress everyone by doing a backflip but knocked over three people instead.”

“Please don't knock over the display while you're shopping.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

tip overtoppleupsetoverturnpush down

Antonyms

set upstand uperect

Related

knock downfall overtumblespill

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