bowl over

bowl o·ver

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bohl oh-ver]
- /boʊl ˈoʊ vər/
- /bəʊl ˈəʊvə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohl oh-ver]
- /boʊl ˈoʊ vər/

Definitions of bowl over words

phrasal verb bowl over To bowl someone over means to push into them and make them fall to the ground. 3
phrasal verb bowl over If you are bowled over by something, you are very impressed or surprised by it. 3
verb bowl over to surprise (a person) greatly, esp in a pleasant way; astound; amaze 3
verb bowl over to knock (a person or thing) down; cause to fall over 3
noun bowl over to knock over with or as with something rolled 3
noun bowl over to astonish and confuse; stagger 3

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Origin of bowl over

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule < Middle French < Latin bulla bubble, knob; cf. boil1, bola

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Parts of speech for Bowl over

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bowl over

bowl over popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bowl over

verb bowl over

astonish — If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
astound — If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
flabbergast — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
floor — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.

All 9 Synonyms of bowl over