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knocks down

verbgeneral usecommon/dɨˈʁubɐ/der·ru·ba

Definition

1

Third person singular present indicative of the verb 'to knock down': causes to fall, knocks down, destroys; overthrows (a government).

Usage examples

“The strong wind knocks down the weaker trees.”
“The military coup overthrows the president.”

Synonyms

knocks downdemolishesoverthrows

Antonyms

raisesliftsbuilds

Common combinations

overthrows the governmentknocks down the treeknocks down the wall