Knock Off (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Cut the price of.

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Shave

Hypernyms

• Trim Down
• Cut
• Reduce
• Bring Down
• Trim Back
• Trim
• Cut Back

Hyponyms

• Mark Down

Meaning ²

Take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Hook
• Thieve
• Glom
• Cop
• Snitch

Hypernyms

• Rip Off
• Rip
• Steal

Meaning ³

Stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Drop

Hypernyms

• Discontinue
• Lay Off
• Give Up
• Cease
• Quit

Hyponyms

• Nol.pros.
• Nolle Pros

Meaning ⁴

Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

• Neutralize
• Waste
• Do In
• Neutralise
• Liquidate

Hypernyms

• Kill

Meaning ⁵

Write quickly; "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".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

• Scratch Off
• Fling Off
• Dash Off
• Toss Off

Hypernyms

• Compose
• Write
• Indite