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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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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knockoff

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noun

as in copycat

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Recent Examples of knock off
Verb
But if the Cubs can’t knock off Los Angeles, a Dodgers-White Sox World Series would be the next best thing — a perfect appetizer for the upcoming lockout. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Players from both benches continued to flock from the bullpen onto the field, and several players’ helmets were knocked off during the incident. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Noun
Tuesday appears in the film looking more like a knockoff version of the deadpan character but still has her signature black bangs and pigtail braids. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 Perhaps because the photopolymer plate printing used to make it was already elaborated on in the best-selling 1993 novel The Club Dumas and its 1999 knockoff film adaptation, The Ninth Gate). — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 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
  • Earlier this month, the air force stopped publishing the number of ballistic missiles fired or intercepted in Russia's nightly barrages.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After stopping for gas, the suspect takes off with the gas nozzle still attached to the bike.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
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  • That’s not to say that Tehran is going to abandon its proxies – far from it.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • And it's kind of abandoned, not very well maintained at the time.
    — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after a company subtracts its direct costs, so the higher the margin the better for the company.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of subtract
Verb
  • With the help of his best friend Cliff, Robbie decides to take matters into his own hands by robbing the Dark Hearts’ drug-dealing operation in order to provide a better life for his children and to avenge his brother’s death.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rob
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  • The two hearings are expected to draw as much attention as the trial in June, when a jury found Anthony guilty of murdering Austin Metcalf and sentenced him to 35 years in prison.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The trial of a Boston-area mother charged with murdering her three small children in 2023 is leading to calls to improve postpartum mental health care.
    — Deborah Becker, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
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  • Children are born copycats and seeing parents using the toilet can inspire them to do the same.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Krasner warned potential copycats who were thinking of imitating Hughes' behavior.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of copycat
Verb
  • With the deal, John Malone’s Liberty Broadband ceased to be a direct shareholder in Charter and no longer designates directors for election to the Charter board.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • According to Kopel, if Ability ceased operations, its intellectual property and responsibilities would return to the center.
    — Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Some children are quitting school and starting to work to help their families make ends meet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In the 1980s, Hal quit being a Green Lantern, with John Stewart finally taking over.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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