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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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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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
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
History shows that once an 8 or 9 seed knocks off a top team, their run may be far from over.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
In 2020, ByteDance launched a knockoff version, Lemon8, and has paid users to post on it.
—Yaling Jiang, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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The 12-seed in the West Region, the Colorado State Rams, have a chance to be this year's top Cinderella story after knocking off 5-seed Memphis by a score of 78-70 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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But many Temu products appear to be knockoffs with manipulated reviews.
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Has Bacteria-Fighting Properties A study found that ACV helped stop the growth of two harmful bacteria: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli).—
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He belly flopped onto the ice in ecstasy and relief before he was mobbed by his teammates, and then the game stopped to celebrate the greatest goal scorer who ever lived.—
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Iran later abandoned provisions of the JCPOA and forged ahead with its nuclear program.—
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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.—
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Calculate your current net worth by listing your assets and subtracting your liabilities.—
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Projections are that this will amount to $139 million to be subtracted from the overall 2% funding for K-12 public schools.—
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An extremely rare inflammatory condition in his blood vessels caused several blood clots to form on both sides of his head, placing him in a coma and robbing him of the ability to speak, walk and eat.—
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Their righteous scores soon turn dangerous when the pair end up robbing the wrong house to one of the biggest and secretive narcotics operations on the East coast.—
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Just ask Davinci Leonard, who’s accused of murdering two teenagers at the Westgate Mall Saturday night.—
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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.—
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So far the courts have agreed, saying the journals risk inspiring copycat killers.—
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Despite the copycat nature of baseball, the kick change likely won’t become baseball’s latest fad for one simple reason.—
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Yellow’s bankruptcy journey has lasted roughly 20 months, with the century-old less-than-truckload (LTL) company ceasing operations July 30, 2023.—
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If Jun-no can’t turn things around quickly the company may cease to exist.—
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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.—
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But just three months later, Zhang suddenly quit the cloud unit.—
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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