knock someone down

knock someone down
make someone lose their balance and fall, knock someone over; stun someone, astound someone

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • knock someone down — knock something down he deliberately knocked down the display of toilet paper in aisle 3 Syn: fell, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down; demolish, pull down, tear down, destroy; raze (to the ground), level,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • knock someone down — FELL, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground; knock over, run over/down. → knock * * * (of a person or vehicle) strike or collide with someone so as to cause them to fall to the ground …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock someone down — Syn: fell, floor, flatten, bring down, knock to the ground, knock over, run over/down …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • knock something down — See knock someone down …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • knock someone over — another way of saying knock someone down …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock sth down — UK US knock sth down Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to reduce the price of something you are selling, or persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: knock sth down from/to sth »They managed to knock… …   Financial and business terms

  • knock sb down — UK US knock sb down Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: knock sb down from/to sth »She wants $120 for the bike, but I ll try and knock her down to $90 …   Financial and business terms

  • mow someone down — kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles ■ recklessly knock someone down with a car or other vehicle …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌknock sb ˈdown — phrasal verb British to hit someone with a vehicle …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • bring someone down — 1 he was brought down by a clumsy challenge: TRIP, knock over/down; foul. 2 I couldn t bear to bring her down: DEPRESS, sadden, upset, get down, dispirit, dishear …   Useful english dictionary

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