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

2 of 2

noun

as in copycat

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Recent Examples of knock off
Verb
Gently knock off some of the dirt so that the roots are visible, and using a clean, sharp knife, cut the rootball in half, leaving at least three inches of fibrous roots to transplant. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Season 3 wrapped in April 2025, knocking off multiple fan-favorite characters and some big-name guest players. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 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
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  • And, there are lots of studies out there that show many in my generation have stopped believing in the promise of the American Dream.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His government has implemented policies that slow energy permitting and development, canceled billions in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects and spent nearly $4 billion to buy back leases to stop offshore wind projects.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stop
Verb
  • Financing expires, talent moves on, and production slates are abandoned.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At an event overflowing with seven-figure hypercars and extreme technology, the car that exploded onto social media was one built around ideas that most of the industry has abandoned.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, and deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes, and fees.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The two moves subtract the best talents from the worst team in Major League Soccer.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subtract
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  • Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The backlash against hyperscale data centers has converted both Democrats and Republicans into AI skeptics, warning that the industry’s rise risks robbing communities of autonomy.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rob
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  • The singer is accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The vast majority of the 6 million Jews murdered spoke Yiddish.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of murder
Noun
  • But when similar slayings begin to occur years later, Pete and his ambitious young colleague, Detective Amanda Beck, must figure out whether Carter had an accomplice that got away, or if the murders are merely the work of a copycat.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • No, a pumpkin spice latte copycat doesn’t technically require real pumpkin.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of copycat
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  • The idea is to pressure Iran's hardline leadership enough that they are forced to come back to the negotiating table and/or cease aggression around the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The one issue that could have been a distraction — Daniels’ attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to LSU in an effort to get the school to stop using Daniels’ name, image and likeness — appears not to have rattled the quarterback.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cease
Verb
  • Craig, now a devoted granddad with a dry sense of humor, began working alongside his father at thirteen, quitting school even though teachers warned him that house moving was a dying trade.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Hep Spyder blamed Dwight for Buffo Carducci’s quitting on him back when Dwight was Hep’s tent boss.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Knock off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20off. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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