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
Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Patrick Madden scored 22 points as No. 2 Hopedale (21-2) knocked off defending champion New Mission 54-50 in a Div. 5 quarterfinal.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
In a Div. 1 quarterfinal game, Maddy Steel recorded 16 points, five rebounds, and four steals to lead No 2.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Aditya Kalra, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The film instead evolves into a lurid knockoff of an early Coen-brothers work, something like Blood Simple with tablets.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The pair exchanged blows, and Goldsmith’s helmet was knocked off.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Patrick Madden scored 22 points as No. 2 Hopedale (21-2) knocked off defending champion New Mission 54-50 in a Div. 5 quarterfinal.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
In a Div. 1 quarterfinal game, Maddy Steel recorded 16 points, five rebounds, and four steals to lead No 2.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
In 2021, a Reuters investigation, based on thousands of internal Amazon documents, found the U.S. company ran a systematic campaign of creating knockoffs and manipulating search results to boost its own private brands in India.
—Aditya Kalra, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The film instead evolves into a lurid knockoff of an early Coen-brothers work, something like Blood Simple with tablets.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock off
Verb
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There’s nothing to stop this being made available to other OEMs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Tell her to stop being stingy and pay for her own subscriptions.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Iran later abandoned provisions of the JCPOA and forged ahead with its nuclear program.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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The administration’s decision to abandon plans to move D.C.’s elite fighter jet squadron to Maryland comes months after the state’s congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore (D) worked to secure the planes to prevent the state from losing its flying mission.—
Meagan Flynn,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2025
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When the losses exceed the gains, then up to $3,000 of capital losses can be subtracted against your other income.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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That’s not too bad given that the club subtracted the straw that stirs the drink for them in five-on-four.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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According to court documents, Gadson’s brother had previously tried to rob Bradford, who had allegedly sold him a faulty car.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Schwartz decided to rob a local dentist, Dr. Victor Cook.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Noun
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Vanguard’s mutual funds are often copycats of its ETFs but with a slightly higher expense ratio.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The creator used the example of Pop The Balloon dating shows, which became a phenomenon in 2024 but failed to use branding to insulate itself from copycats, costing them name recognition and market share, as a result.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, this does not mean that nuclear waste storage has ceased to be an issue.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Disney investors on Thursday voted down a proposal that the entertainment giant cease its participation in a prominent LGBTQ rights organization’s equality ratings program.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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If approved, the bill would get rid of the restriction on striking workers from receiving SNAP and also protect public sector workers who are fired from being considered to have voluntarily quit.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The basketball world may have given up on the Suns, one of the NBA’s most disappointing teams, months ago, but aside from a blowout loss to the defending-champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Phoenix isn’t quitting on itself, in part because this has become Booker’s team to run.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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