knock off

Verb
  1. Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (synset 201329983)
    "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
    is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    same as: do in, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste
  2. Cut the price of (synset 202354593)
    is a type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
    subtypes: mark down - reduce the price of
    same as: shave
  3. Take by theft (synset 202327226)
    "Someone snitched my wallet!"
    is a type of: rip, rip off, steal - take without the owner's consent
    same as: cop, glom, hook, snitch, thieve
  4. Write quickly (synset 201704514)
    "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"
    referred to in: authorship, composition, penning, writing - the act of creating written works
    is a type of: compose, indite, pen, write - produce a literary work
    same as: dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off
  5. Stop pursuing or acting (synset 200363763)
    "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
    is a type of: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop - put an end to a state or an activity
    subtypes: nol.pros., nolle pros, nolle prosequi - drop prosecution of by entering a nolle prosequi in the court records
    same as: drop

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