VERB
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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 -
take by theft
Someone snitched my wallet! -
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
the double agent was neutralized
The mafia liquidated the informer - cut the price of
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stop pursuing or acting
knock it off!
drop a lawsuit
How To Use knock off In A Sentence
- She had a bad stomach upset, the sort of thing that today you knock off in a day. Times, Sunday Times
- Do they come out here at night to knock off wallabies or anything? MURDER SONG
- I don't knock off until six.
- Okay, finally time to knock off work, go home, and relax ... toby says: Matthew Yglesias » In Praise of Grant
- He'd make a powerful traverse, knock off a good-sized avalanche, then turn around and make a few turns where the slide had scoured.
- I'm not crazy about the idea of Republicans using redistricting reform to knock off Democrats while ramming through the most outlandish gerrymanders in the states they control.
- Either I knock off and eat," said Astro confidently, "or I call the foreman and you talk to Lactu. The Revolt on Venus
- Hey, I know it's Friday, and all anybody wants to do is get together with friends at the Sizzler, so I'll knock off the speechifying.
- He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.
- Let's knock off work early and go to the football game.
