KNOCKS OFF Synonyms: 239 Similar and Opposite Words

knocks off

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present tense third-person singular of knock off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end knock it off!

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as in abandons

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 subtracts

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 robs

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 murders

to put to death deliberately various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years

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The woman in question was identified as Renee Brown, a 36-year-old single mom who works two jobs, loves her kid, and never stops, à la Reba McEntire.

Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The rule does not get rid of the debt itself, but stops it from having an impact on a consumer’s credit worthiness.

Joseph Choi, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025

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