Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun knock_off

1 sense of knockoff

Sense 1
knockoff, clone -- (an unauthorized copy or imitation)
       => copy -- (a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb knock_off

5 senses of knock off

Sense 1
neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in -- (get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized")
       => kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")

Sense 2
shave, knock off -- (cut the price of)
       => reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down -- (cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits")

Sense 3
hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom -- (take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!")
       => steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")

Sense 4
dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off -- (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")
       => write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")

Sense 5
drop, knock off -- (stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!")
       => discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off -- (put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother")

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