knock sb over
— phrasal verb with knock uk/nɒk/us/nɑːk/verb
to hit someone with a vehicle and injure or kill them:
She got knocked over by a taxi as she ran for the bus.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding