KNOCK OFF Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the phrase knock off. (close relations)
Definition of KNOCK OFF
Best Alternative Words for KNOCK OFF
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cop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman verb • take by theft • take into custody | ||||||||
drop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a shape that is spherical and small • a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid) • a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity • a steep high face of rock • a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) • a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity • a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery • a central depository where things can be left or picked up • the act of dropping something verb • let fall to the ground • to fall vertically • go down in value • fall or descend to a lower place or level • terminate an association with • utter with seeming casualness • stop pursuing or acting • remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave • cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow • lose (a game) • pay out • lower the pitch of (musical notes) • hang loosely • stop associating with • let or cause to fall in drops • to remove • take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth • omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing • leave undone or leave out • change from one level to another • fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death • grow progressively worse • give birth; used for animals | ||||||||
glom | verbv | |||||||
verb • take by theft • seize upon or latch onto something | ||||||||
hook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a catch for locking a door • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • anything that serves as an enticement • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket verb • fasten with a hook • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left • take by theft • make off with belongings of others • hit with a hook • catch with a hook • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) • secure with the foot • entice and trap • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||||||
liquidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • eliminate by paying off (debts) • convert into cash • settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off | ||||||||
neutralise | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • make incapable of military action • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of • make chemically neutral | ||||||||
neutralize | verbv | |||||||
verb • make politically neutral and thus inoffensive • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of • oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • make incapable of military action • make chemically neutral | ||||||||
shave | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of removing hair with a razor verb • remove body hair with a razor • cut closely • cut the price of • cut or remove with or as if with a plane • make shavings of or reduce to shavings • touch the surface of lightly | ||||||||
snitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
thieve | verbv | |||||||
verb • take by theft | ||||||||
waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||||
dash off | verbv | |||||||
verb • write quickly • write down hastily | ||||||||
do in | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | ||||||||
fling off | verbv | |||||||
verb • write quickly | ||||||||
scratch off | verbv | |||||||
verb • write quickly | ||||||||
toss off | verbv | |||||||
verb • write quickly • drink down entirely |