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Knock off meaning

Knock off is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to take something that belongs to someone else.

Past simple
knocked off
Past participle
knocked off
-ing form
knocking off

What knock off means

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To take something that belongs to someone else

Someone knocked off two laptops from the office.

1 more meaning of knock off is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Common questions

What does knock off mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to take something that belongs to someone else. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of knock off?

Knocked off, which is also its past participle.

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