(knock over)
101knock it off — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abort, belay, cancel, cease, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop it, end, give over, halt, have done with, hold, lay off, leave off, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, scrub, stay, stop, terminate …
102knock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pound, strike, hit, rap, tap; tamp; bump, collide; informal, belittle, depreciate. n. stroke, bump; rap[ping]; informal, slur, aspersion. See impulse, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rap,… …
103knock\ off\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. Her husband s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet. When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes. Compare: bowl over(2), sweep off one s… …
104knock\ oneself\ out — v. phr. informal To work very hard; make a great effort. Mrs. Ross knocked herself out planning her daughter s wedding. Tom knocked himself out to give his guests a good time. Compare: break one s neck, fall over backwards, out of one s way …
105knock out — vb British to sell or distribute. In this sense the phrase probably originates in illegal auctions where the apportioning of the (usually stolen) goods was accompanied by the rap of a gavel. The term is now typically used by or of street traders …
106knock down — cause to fall over; defeat …
107tip over — verb 1. turn from an upright or normal position The big vase overturned The canoe tumped over • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑turn over, ↑tump over • Derivationally related forms: ↑turnover ( …
108turn over — verb 1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 5) hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers • Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑pass on …
109tump over — verb 1. turn from an upright or normal position The big vase overturned The canoe tumped over • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑turn over, ↑tip over • Derivationally related forms: ↑turnover ( …
110bowl over — Synonyms and related words: amaze, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, bewilder, blow down, blow over, boggle, bowl down, bring down, bulldog, cast down, chop down, confound, cut down, dash down, daze, dazzle, deck, down, drop,… …
