knock off 1 of 2

verb

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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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knockoff

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noun

as in copycat

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Recent Examples of knock off
Verb
The Braves knocked off Corona Centennial in the championship game. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Still undersized for his height, Essengue was knocked off his line by bulkier forwards such as Boozer while attempting to drive baseline to the basket. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Noun
And that is what feeds the Chatterley-knockoff machine. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 There will also be episodes devoted to the infamous match between Necro Butcher and Samoa Joe, one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen, and Rick Wilson, an exotic dancer who had a brief run as Ultimate Warrior knockoff The Renegade. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
  1. stop
  2. abandon
  3. subtract
  4. rob
  5. murder
  6. copycat
  7. cease
  8. quit
Verb
  • Throughout the match, the Argentine congregation in the stands at Mercedes-Benz Stadium never stopped believing.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
  • Critics of the deal hope that the lawsuit will force Paramount to abandon its merger dreams altogether, though that seems hard to imagine, and would leave WBD in a weak position.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • At public institutions, the average amount that a student pays now after all the discounts and everything is subtracted is only about $2,300 according to the college board.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Rivian can add or subtract functions with an over-the-air flash.
    — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of subtract
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  • Alleging that the killing occurred as Royal robbed Watkins, the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office successfully sought from a grand jury an indictment charging Royal with capital murder.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
  • The sudden death of Lindsey Graham last weekend robbed foreign aid advocates of one of their most effective GOP champions in Washington, according to lawmakers and advocates who worked with the South Carolina Republican.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
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  • The Barzani Genocide of 1983 saw around 8,000 men and boys from that tribe abducted and murdered.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • There’s also Mary Hazelton, a woman who was murdered and found stuffed in trunk inside her apartment in 1909.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of murder
Noun
  • Across the region, law enforcement officials are trying to head off copycats of the Newport event over concerns of possible theft, vandalism and violence.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Over the past year, a wave of Strategy copycats have stuffed public companies with crypto in a bid to lift their share prices, but that trade has largely lost steam.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of copycat
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  • Talbot’s horse ahead stopped automatically when the urging from behind ceased.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • His family asked medical services to cease resuscitation attempts, the agency added.
    — Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • John Healey quit his former post last month after accusing then-premier Keir Starmer of endangering Britain by not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defense by 2030.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
  • After the 2023 complaint, Benton wasn’t interviewed by House leadership for an astounding three months, by which point the staffer had already quit her job, according to Tribune reporting.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
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