
knock off
v 1: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The
mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was
neutralized" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise}, {liquidate},
{waste}, {do in}]
2: cut the price of [syn: {shave}]
3: take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" [syn: {hook}, {snitch},
{thieve}, {cop}, {glom}]
4: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying
she would not be home for supper" [syn: {dash off}, {toss
off}, {fling off}]
5: stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!"
[syn: {drop}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0