1
as in to stop
to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end
knock it off!
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2
as in to abandon
to stop doing (something) permanently
decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background
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3
as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total
a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax
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4
as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks
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as in to murder
to put to death deliberately
various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years
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Recent Examples of knock off
Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Vandersloot becomes the first player in Division I history — men or women — to record 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.
2014 — Mercer pulls off the biggest upset in the men’s NCAA tournament by knocking off Duke 78-71 in the second round.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Why, then, does the show have all the resonance of a dime-store, plywood knockoff?
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The team as a whole was locked in on Friday, knocking off Fairleigh Dickinson by 22 points.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Vandersloot becomes the first player in Division I history — men or women — to record 2,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career.
2014 — Mercer pulls off the biggest upset in the men’s NCAA tournament by knocking off Duke 78-71 in the second round.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Show up as the best version of you, not a knockoff of someone else.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Why, then, does the show have all the resonance of a dime-store, plywood knockoff?
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
Verb
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Has Bacteria-Fighting Properties A study found that ACV helped stop the growth of two harmful bacteria: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli).—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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Hansi Flick will surely remember the outstanding save from former Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian to stop Jules Kounde in the second half, as well as the last-minute cross from Raphinha that Robert Lewandowski or Fermin Lopez failed to tap in.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Heading them is none other than Robert Keller, who wasn’t killed after all, and now blames his big bro for abandoning him.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Indonesian government was floating a moratorium to stop the construction of new hotels, villas and nightclubs in Bali, in an effort to curb over tourism—an idea that was abandoned at the start of the year.—
Michelle Tchea,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Johnson and Reno passed the track between them, each working separately, adding and subtracting small pieces.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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This translates to a dramatic reduction in opportunities for walk-on players, and likely subtracting other spots, too.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Take for example, when she got robbed in episode 2.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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An extremely rare inflammatory condition in his blood vessels caused several blood clots to form on both sides of his head, placing him in a coma and robbing him of the ability to speak, walk and eat.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Just ask Davinci Leonard, who’s accused of murdering two teenagers at the Westgate Mall Saturday night.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cordelia Cupp arrives at the White House tasked with solving whether chief usher A.B. Wynter (an impactful Giancarlo Esposito who stepped in for the late Andre Braugher) killed himself or was murdered during a state dinner.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2025
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So far the courts have agreed, saying the journals risk inspiring copycat killers.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Despite the copycat nature of baseball, the kick change likely won’t become baseball’s latest fad for one simple reason.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yellow’s bankruptcy journey has lasted roughly 20 months, with the century-old less-than-truckload (LTL) company ceasing operations July 30, 2023.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Apr. 2025
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If Jun-no can’t turn things around quickly the company may cease to exist.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Among the factors: ESOPs outperform non-ESOPs in job retention, pay, and workplace health safety and lower voluntary worker quit rates.—
Mary Josephs,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Despite Hill being overtly frustrated about the end of the season, quitting on a team is never the right move.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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