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BOWL OVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowl over mean? 

BOWL OVER (verb)
  The verb BOWL OVER has 2 senses:

1. cause to overturn from an upright or normal positionplay

2. overcome with amazementplay

  Familiarity information: BOWL OVER used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOWL OVER (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bowl over; knock over; overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over; upset

Context example:

he tumped over his beer

Hypernyms (to "bowl over" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Cause:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Verb group:

overturn; tip over; tump over; turn over (turn from an upright or normal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Overcome with amazement

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

boggle; bowl over; flabbergast

Context example:

This boggles the mind!

Hypernyms (to "bowl over" is one way to...):

surprise (cause to be surprised)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The bad news will bowl over him
The good news will bowl over her
The performance is likely to bowl over Sue


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