Definitions

knock off

VERB

kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispatch dispose of eliminate snuff out whack

WEAK

assassinate blow away bump off chill do away with do in dust execute finish grease hit ice kill liquidate murder off rub out shoot slay stab stretch out waste wax zap

VERB

steal

Synonyms

WEAK

filch knock over loot pilfer pinch plunder purloin ransack relieve rifle rip off rob thieve

Antonyms

WEAK

give give back

VERB

stop action; accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eliminate

WEAK

achieve cease complete conclude desist discontinue finish give over halt leave off quit stop work succeed surcease terminate

Antonyms

WEAK

continue pursue start

VERB

reduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discount lower reduce slash

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McCollum knew how to knock off a national champion because, for much of his coaching life, he’d been a national champion himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Conway didn't knock off a world record, but he did edge past McKenzie in another way, with his sixth Test century -- one more than the South African.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook on TMS: "England will certainly be the happier of the two sides. Their belief in their ability to knock off a total is unprecedented."

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

They were able to knock off high-scoring Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 6-4 in the quarterfinals and scored 13 runs in a semifinal win over Temescal Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2025

“And that’s our stuff you’re nicking. Three Galleons, nine Sickles. I’ll knock off the Knut.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

knock off

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