Knock off Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
  2. verb cut the price of
    shave.
  3. verb take by theft
    cop; glom; thieve; hook; snitch.
    • Someone snitched my wallet!
  4. 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
  5. verb stop pursuing or acting
    drop.
    • drop a lawsuit
    • knock it off!

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Definitions
  1. a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

Webster 1913