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
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Giselle De Casas, Castro Valley softball: De Casas hit three doubles, drove in four runs and went 4 for 4 at the plate as Castro Valley knocked off James Logan in a matchup of ranked teams.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Failing prototypes and unusable cheap knockoffs As a designer, Agarwal is clearly a perfectionist.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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By the end of Bloomberg’s mayoralty, his administration had knocked off nearly all of them — including the beginnings of a network of bicycle lanes and pedestrian plazas.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Giselle De Casas, Castro Valley softball: De Casas hit three doubles, drove in four runs and went 4 for 4 at the plate as Castro Valley knocked off James Logan in a matchup of ranked teams.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Banks’s letter to Brenner asks how the FDA will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the United States while educating communities about the difference between authentic and knockoff drugs.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Failing prototypes and unusable cheap knockoffs As a designer, Agarwal is clearly a perfectionist.
—Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
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One day, a man named Harold McPherson stopped to answer her, and not long after, the two married.—
Dorothy Fortenberry,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
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Parts of the river so choked by weed that boat traffic was stopped were clear within days.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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Republicans who fall for this scheme are abandoning any pretense of free-market principles.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Even before Trump’s inauguration, Facebook owner Meta abandoned its practice of considering diverse candidates for open roles.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Imports surged by 41% in the last quarter, subtracting from GDP, as companies sought to get ahead of Trump’s global trade fight.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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Arm ailments to Ranger Suarez and Cristopher Sanchez have subtracted two good starters from the Phillies.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2025
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Will Luka finally realize that his poor conditioning was his beloved Dallas Mavericks’ main reason for foolishly giving him away, and, while the Mavericks were robbed in the deal, all this talk of weight issues was absolutely true?—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Police allege that shortly after midnight on April 19, Jones and Upshaw approached a Richmond resident on the 500 block of 18th Street in Uptown Oakland, and attempted to rob him for a diamond necklace.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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The acronym is a tribute to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and murdered.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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It’s obviously been over 1000 days since Shereen was murdered and nobody’s been prosecuted and her family has been fighting for justice.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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That created an opportunity for copycats in the American market to create similar-looking pieces, for cheaper prices.—
Brian Ng,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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With their limited capital flows, challenges with customer acquisition and head-on collision with ultra-fast fashion competitors (and sometimes copycats), smaller, ethically focused brands were struggling long before Donald Trump entered the White House for the second time.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 May 2025
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But without a new agreement, it would be forced to cease operations and lay off 58 workers at the Vacaville site.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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India ordered its citizens to return from Pakistan and closed a vital border crossing following the attack, while Pakistan ceased trade with its neighbor and returned Indian diplomats.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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In March 2025, 3.3 million Americans voluntarily quit their jobs.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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But still the Kings would not quit, with Spence scoring two minutes before the second intermission to keep the score close.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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