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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Recent Examples of knock off
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Northwest Catholic knocked off Bristol Central 82-67 in a game of two of the top teams currently in the Class L rankings Tuesday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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
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The Texans defense will need to replicate that performance if the team has any chance of knocking off the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Northwest Catholic knocked off Bristol Central 82-67 in a game of two of the top teams currently in the Class L rankings Tuesday.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
Such measures could give artists an extra tool to battle companies making knockoffs of their work, according to Lamar, who served in various law enforcement roles with the federal government for more than 20 years.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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
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At least 10 killed in worst mass shooting in Sweden's history 01:33 BREAKFAST BROWSE Michael Jordan’s son arrested on drug charge The 34-year-old son of NBA great Michael Jordan was arrested Tuesday in Florida after police officers found his vehicle stopped on railroad tracks.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Courtesy of Instagram Her love of personalization doesn’t stop at jewelry.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 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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Trade was a drag on growth in the period, with imports, which subtract from the GDP calculation, off 0.8%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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His exit from the playoffs doesn’t subtract from that, and, besides, the Bills-Chiefs AFC Championship Game was entertaining as heck.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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Ironically the entire sequence only occurred because Demko, uncharacteristically, robbed Cale Makar arriving late and taking the fourth man’s ice, but let the puck spill out of his glove and into the corner where the Avalanche retrieved it.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Some of you are gonna go home tonight and feel like you’ve been robbed.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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As one of the messiest seasons on TV right now nears its finale, here's what happened this episode, from who was murdered and banished to how many traitors are left.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, murdered my mother, two cousins, and six others in 2015 at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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The copycats are giving ammunition to MicroStrategy haters.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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The bottom line: It's become common practice for social media companies to copy or iterate on new features from rival apps, but for most creators and users, TikTok copycats still aren't as good.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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California’s state and local governments can apply pressure by ceasing the collection of federal withholding tax dollars from their employees.—
Joe Mathews,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The last day to shop at the store, and buy its beloved Winston’s sausages, is March 30, but Irish on Grand will not cease to exist.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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White nurses were afraid of the disease, quit, and sought employment elsewhere rather than risk infection.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
8 Feb. 2025
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But after having the same tired argument over and over again with no improvements to show for it, Amy decided to call it quits with a text.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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