Knock off Meaning, Definition & Usage
- 
       verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
       
       
neutralize; liquidate; do in; waste; neutralise.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
 - the double agent was neutralized
 
 - 
       verb cut the price of
       
       
shave.
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       verb take by theft
       
       
cop; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
- Someone snitched my wallet!
 
 - 
       verb write quickly
       
       
fling off; dash off; toss off; scratch off.
- She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper
 - He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
 
 - 
       verb stop pursuing or acting
       
       
drop.
- drop a lawsuit
 - knock it off!
 
 
WordNet
Definitions
- a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.