transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : fell , prostrate : knock down
knocked him over with one blow
(2) : to upset badly : greatly disturb : overwhelm
was knocked over by the news
b. : to get rid of : dispose of : eliminate
knocked over every difficulty
c. : to get through with : finish up with : dispatch
knocked over a book a day — R.L.Taylor
2.
a. : steal ; especially : hijack
knocks over a truckload of merchandise — J.B.Martin
b. : rob
knocking over a jewelry store — John McCarten
3. : to receive as income or salary
knocks over a good sum each year
4. : to move strongly especially to admiration or applause
which for really brilliant suddenness of perception knocks one over completely — H.J.Laski