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knock over

verb as in knock off

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Carreras knocked over another penalty to reduce England's advantage, once so secure, to just a single point.

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He speeds between my legs and bounces around the room, knocking over boxes, jumping onto furniture, and spilling open soda cans on the burgundy rug.

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Everyone leaped off the platform—except for one bodyguard, who was knocked over as the wave barreled past.

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Halfway to an American double, Ireland extended their lead to six points when Crowley knocked over a straightforward penalty, having pulled a more difficult kick to the left a few minutes prior.

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“We can’t have it knocked over — brutally — to put it brutally — before the election,” Kissinger said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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