Question 1

What does "knock over" mean?

Accepted Answer

To accidentally hit something and cause it to fall or topple.

Question 2

How do you use "knock over" in a sentence?

Accepted Answer

She reached across the desk and knocked over her coffee, spilling it all over the keyboard.

Question 3

Is "knock over" formal or informal?

Accepted Answer

"knock over" is register-neutral — appropriate in both casual and formal contexts. Very common and mostly literal. Used for objects (knocking over a glass, a lamp) or people (a car knocking over a pedestrian). Also used informally to mean to rob a place such as a bank ('knock over a bank'), though this sense is informal and primarily North American slang.

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