knock sb over
— phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/
/nɑːk/ verb Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
› to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them: She got knocked over by a taxi as she ran for the bus.Accidents involving vehiclesHitting against objects accidentally and colliding
(Definition of knock sb over from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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