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
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Democrats may take a serious shot at knocking off Sens. Joni Ernst (R) in Iowa and John Cornyn (R) in Texas, but both states are reliably Republican.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
That said, House of Villains is a knockoff Big Brother.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Girls basketball Ontario Christian avenged its only defeat by knocking off Archbishop Mitty on Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Democrats may take a serious shot at knocking off Sens. Joni Ernst (R) in Iowa and John Cornyn (R) in Texas, but both states are reliably Republican.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Lutnick, meanwhile, moved on, finding another company like Trump’s, Rumble, which had a MAGA-friendly knockoff of YouTube instead of Twitter.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
That said, House of Villains is a knockoff Big Brother.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
Verb
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The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C. has stopped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, following an executive order by President Donald Trump to end these programs on Monday.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Identity fraud attacks rose by 73% between 2021 and 2023, and nothing seems to stop them.—
Rob Heidenreich,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Petey the Cat abandons Lil Petey on the street, and Grampa Petey is condescending and steals from his son.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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The emaciated bulldog — just 23 pounds with his ribs visible — had been stuffed inside the bag and abandoned along an Iowa roadway, according to the Des Moines Police Department.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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After subtracting average Social Security income from the annual expenditures, GOBankingRates divided the remaining amount by 4%, following a common rule of thumb for safely drawing down retirement savings.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Using the most recent data available, both factors were calculated by subtracting the values assigned to Black and white people for a certain metric.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Jan. 2025
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Most people come to Florida to enjoy balmy breezes and stories about people robbing 7-Eleven’s with an alligator.—
Scott Maxwell,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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And fellow Mariners great Ken Griffey Jr., who was inducted in 2016, was robbed of the distinction by three votes.—
Kimmy Yam,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Holocaust Memorial Day honors the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Jan. 2025
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Most people know the end of the story of Selena Quintanilla, the pop star who brought Tejano music to the mainstream before she was tragically murdered at the age of 23.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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The app was so successful that internet giants Meta and Google launched copycat services.—
Salvador Rodriguez,
CNBC,
18 Jan. 2025
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The John McDonough creation, which has ignited a slew of copycats since the inaugural fan fest in 1986, is a marketing tool like no other, changing little over the years.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Production has ceased on Season 2 of the Big Talk Studios series about an 18th-century highway robber, putting a cast and crew of hundreds out of work with nothing to show for their efforts.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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One of my favorite coffee shops, Cafe De Leche, which had the most peaceful sunny patio — perfect for reading and catching up with a friend — ceased to exist.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Does that mean everyone should quit drinking immediately?—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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President Donald Trump is not quitting his campaign to convince the leaders of Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians whose homes have been destroyed in Gaza.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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