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knock_off
has definitions from the fields of writing,criminal law,business
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[ verb ] get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Synonyms Examples "The mafia liquidated the informer" "the double agent was neutralized" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)Why , I can get them knocked_off for half that_much '' . (Harry Olesker, Impact....)I 'm telling you , if these corpses ever knew the trouble they put us to , they 'd think_twice before letting themselves get knocked_off '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (business) cut the price of
Synonyms Used in print (Rocky Mountain News, [Denver, Colorado]...)That made_up for the `` best '' motel in Norman , Okla. , where the proprietor knocked $ 2 off the $ 8.50 tab when we found ants in the pressed-paper furniture . |
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[ verb ] stop pursuing or acting
Synonyms Examples "drop a lawsuit" "knock it off!" Related terms |
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