verb
- To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment: boggle, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, stagger. See excite/bore/interest, surprise/expect.
bowl over
| Thesaurus: bowl over |
| Idioms: bowl over |
Astonish, surprise greatly, overwhelm, as in I was simply bowled over by their wonderful performance. This term originated in cricket, where it means "to knock all the bails off the wicket." [Mid-1800s]
| WordNet: bowl over |
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The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Synonyms: overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over
Meaning #2:
overcome with amazement
Synonyms: flabbergast, boggle
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