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Verb knock off has 5 senses
- 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"
--1 is one way to kill
Sample sentence:
They want to knock off the prisoners
- shave, knock off - cut the price of
--2 is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- hook, snitch, thieve, cop, knock off, glom - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
--3 is one way to steal
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dash off, knock off, toss off, fling off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"
--4 is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
Sample sentence:
Did he knock off his major works over a short period of time?
- drop, knock off - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
--5 is one way to discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s
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