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Verb bowl over has 2 senses
- overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over - 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"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- flabbergast, boggle, bowl over - overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!"
--2 is one way to surprise
Sample sentences:
The bad news will bowl over him
The good news will bowl over her
The performance is likely to bowl over Sue
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