单词 | knock something off |
释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to steal Cars can be stolen almost as easily as knocking off a bike. Synonyms steal Anybody could walk in here and steal stuff. take The burglars took just about anything they could carry. nick (slang, mainly British) We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. thieve These people can't help thieving. rob pinch (British, informal) pickpockets who pinched his wallet cabbage (British, slang, old-fashioned) blag (slang) pilfer Staff were pilfering cash from the bar. purloin (formal) He was caught purloining books from the library. filch I filched some notes from his wallet. 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to take (an amount) off the price of (an article) I'll knock off another £100 if you pay in cash. Synonyms remove They tried to remove the barricades which had been erected. take away deduct Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes. debit subtract Subtract the date of birth from the date of death. Additional synonymsin the sense of deduct Definition to subtract (a number, quantity, or part) Marks will be deducted for spelling mistakes. Synonyms subtract, remove, take off, withdraw, take out, take from, take away, reduce by, knock off (informal), decrease by in the sense of filch Definition to steal in small amounts I filched some notes from his wallet. Synonyms steal, take, thieve, pinch (informal), lift (informal), nick (slang, British), trouser (slang), abstract, rip off (slang), cabbage (British, slang), swipe (slang), knock off (slang), crib (informal), half-inch (old-fashioned, slang), embezzle, pilfer, walk off with, misappropriate, purloin (formal), snaffle (British, informal) in the sense of nick Definition to steal We used to nick biscuits from the kitchen. Synonyms steal, pinch (informal), swipe (slang), pilfer, finger (slang), trouser (slang), knock off (slang), snitch (slang) Nearby words of |
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