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
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.
—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
Noun
But many Temu products appear to be knockoffs with manipulated reviews.
—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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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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Calculate your current net worth by listing your assets and subtracting your liabilities.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Dr. Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
29 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
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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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When Does Karen Read's Retrial Start? The retrial of Karen Read, accused of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by ramming him with her vehicle, is due to begin on April 1.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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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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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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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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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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