bowl over

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verb

1. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
- The cat knocked over the flower vase
- the clumsy customer turned over the vase
- he tumped over his beer
• Syn:
overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, tump over
• Derivationally related forms:
upset (for: upset), turnover (for: turn over), overturn (for: overturn)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Group:
overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
• Cause:
overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. overcome with amazement
- This boggles the mind!
• Syn:
flabbergast, boggle
• Hypernyms:
surprise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will bowl over him
- The good news will bowl over her
- The performance is likely to bowl over Sue