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knock off

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: knock off

1
v
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
2
v
cut the price of
3
v
take by theft
4
v
write quickly
5
v
stop pursuing or acting
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: knock off
1

v get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Synonyms:
do in, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste
Type of:
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
2

v cut the price of

Synonyms:
shave
Types:
mark down
reduce the price of
discount
give a reduction in price on
Type of:
bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down
cut down on; make a reduction in
3

v take by theft

Synonyms:
cop, glom, hook, snitch, thieve
Type of:
steal
take without the owner's consent
4

v write quickly

Synonyms:
dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off
Type of:
compose, indite, pen, write
produce a literary work
5

v stop pursuing or acting

Synonyms:
drop
Types:
nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi
drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
Type of:
cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop
put an end to a state or an activity
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