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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Pulled over

He angrily pulled over a big bookcase.

Is "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase?

"Pushed over" seems more common to use, but if the bookcase is standing against a wall "pulled over" seems more logical to use, do you agree?

  

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anonymous Is "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase? No. Maybe "pulled down"

  • anonymous Is "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase?
  • No.
  • Maybe "pulled down"
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anonymousIs "pulled over" appropriate to mean he forcibly tipped over the bookcase?

No. Maybe "pulled down"

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It's more natural to say, as you have, that He angrily forcibly tipped over the big bookcase.

do you agree?

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