BOWL (DOWN OR OVER) Synonyms: 41 Similar Words

bowl (down or over)

verb

Definition of bowl (down or over)

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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The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defenses overnight downed 646 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Punter Alec Clark has downed three of his five punts inside the 20 and hasn’t punted more than twice in a game this year.

— PJ Green September 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of down

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Amtrak offers a stop outside the State Fair each fall, and this year the train service will drop people off there five times a day, rather than four times as in previous years.

— Eva Flowe October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
This album is not afraid of its own agonizing lows or tethered to a toe-tapping dance-pop initiative; reveling in this ever-molting freedom, Sivan drops what is easily his finest collection of songs to date.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of drop

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The second time was with 13 seconds left in the third quarter when Wisdom Sims knocked down a fourth-down pass from the Purdue 17.

— Steve Stein, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Thybulle will be asked to knock down corner threes and fill the lane on the fast break.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of knock down

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Earlier that day, at a different campaign event about 90 miles east in Canfield, a man carrying two handguns, brass knuckles, and a Taser had barreled toward Acton while yelling her name, knocking over an elderly couple in the crowd.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Sep. 2026
The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of knock over

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To manage mixed-flooring environments seamlessly, the robot incorporates Narwal’s CarpetFocus™ technology alongside the DualFlow anti-tangle system.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Flynn worked for his father-in-law’s flooring and furnishing business and made about $200,000 a year, Ashley’s sister testified.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

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