Synonyms and antonyms of To knock someone down by hitting them in British Thesaurus

knock (verb)

to hit someone very hard, so that they fall or become unconscious

strike down ()

to hit someone with enough force to make them fall down

knock down (British)

British to hit someone with a vehicle so that they are injured or killed

take down (informal)

informal to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down

flatten (verb)

informal to knock someone down by hitting them hard

lay out (informal)

informal to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground and become unconscious

send someone sprawling ()

to hit someone with so much force that they fall down

punch someone’s lights out (informal)

informal to hit someone so hard that they fall and cannot get up

deck (verb)

informal to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground

floor (verb)

to hit someone hard so that they fall to the ground

fell (verb)

literary to knock someone down by hitting them