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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5
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
Jay King, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Jimmy Ray Barnes did tell me … that Reginald Reed offered him $50,000 to, quote-unquote, knock off his wife.
—Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
Ars handled both a legitimate Polygons spoon and a cheap knockoff.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In the latter season, the Big Green knocked off Vermont and Columbia in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament to advance to an Elite Eight matchup with Alexi Lalas’ Rutgers side on Nov. 24, 1990.
—Jay King, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Jimmy Ray Barnes did tell me … that Reginald Reed offered him $50,000 to, quote-unquote, knock off his wife.
—Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
At one point the old Hochschild Kohn department store had ceramic knockoffs made of his works so average Baltimoreans could buy a copy at a lower cost.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
Ars handled both a legitimate Polygons spoon and a cheap knockoff.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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Commentary: Is Trump's plan for tariff relief for automakers too late to stop global impact?—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The administration has also asked food companies to voluntarily stop using another six dyes—Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1, and Blue No. 2—by the end of 2026.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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At this point, what started as a throwaway joke has grown into something vaguely earnest — too big to fail and too enmeshed in the neighborhood to be abandoned in good conscience.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Biden’s Justice Department ultimately abandoned the gambit and left Trump to head to trial, where a jury ordered him to pay $83.3 million.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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While this context might not subtract from the beauty of the film, audiences today are approaching it with a distinct lens.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Residents there would have $1,770 left over after subtracting money for their monthly expenditures.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2025
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They were robbed, they were robbed of lots of things.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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While Abby is determined to carry out their plan to murder Joel, all of her friends want to turn back.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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The man who murdered Rachel Morin was convicted by a jury that deliberated for 46 minutes.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2025
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Of course, the hardest work in achieving these gorgeously copycat photos fell to the food and prop stylists and photographer (Michelle Gatton, Christine Keely, and Heami Lee, respectively), who meticulously arranged each ingredient, surface, and light to best emulate the art.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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Pharma giant Eli Lilly filed lawsuits against four telehealth companies that offer copycat versions of its weight-loss drugs, Zepbound and Mounjaro.—
Quartz Staff,
Quartz,
24 Apr. 2025
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Without these little guys and their fellow pollinators, our gardens would be devoid of fruit, our flowers would not spread, and many species that rely on them would cease to exist.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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That shouldn’t be a surprise because the Packers would rather cease to exist as a franchise than draft an offensive lineman who can’t play at least three.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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There are myriad, clear alcohol health risks that can be improved by quitting drinking altogether or lowering alcohol consumption.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Another member of Diddy’s defense team, Anthony Ricco, previously quit the case in February.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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