What is "knocking down"

Usage examples of "knocking down".

Anielewicz hoped the Lizards could, either by knocking down the German rockets or by sending so many into the Reich as to leave it a lifeless wasteland.

In that case, knocking down a hornets' nest seemed terminally stupid on Gloria's part.

Are we knocking down the flatblocks for Pooley Plaza straight away, do you think?

This insistence on knocking down Mordon, this demonstration of the botulinus drug in East Anglia, this pretence that you were unaware that three of the vials you had stolen were of the Satan Bug strain, this apparent ignorance of the effects of the Satan Bug -- you had us all convinced that we were dealing with a madman.

In that split second of inattention the guy on the floor lunged forward, knocking down the medic and surging to his feet with surprising agility.

With glee, the guards set about overturning tables, knocking down shelves, tossing heavy volumes through glass windows.

Pecksniff, knocking down another penny, 'perfectly self-possessed.

A howling cry sounded from outside the cave's mouth, and a figure came bounding into the light, jumping over the low brush, then again bounding over the fire, knocking down the soldier cooking meat.