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knock off

/ knock off /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
stop pursuing or acting
"drop a lawsuit"
"knock it off!"
Type of:
discontinue stop cease
Kinds of:
nolle pros
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
write quickly
"She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"
Type of:
write compose pen
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
writing authorship composition
verb Sense 3
cut the price of
Type of:
reduce cut down cut back
Kinds of:
mark down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"the double agent was neutralized"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
elimination liquidation murderer liquidator manslayer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
take by theft
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
Type of:
steal
Derived:
larceny theft thievery thieving stealing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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discontinue stop cease nolle pros write compose pen reduce cut down cut back mark down kill