Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock it off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
knock- it off
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.

Colloquial

intj

Cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; desist.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

knocks it off (present, singular) knocking it off (participle, present) knocked it off (participle, past) knocked it off (past)

Phrases

knock off

Frequently Paired Words

knock off

Synonyms

cut it out give it a break

Questions

What does knock it off mean?
To cease doing something, particularly annoying or unpleasant; to desist.

How to pronounce knock it off

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