knock off vs liquidate

knock off and liquidate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock off	No	No	Yes	No
liquidate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, knock off and liquidate are synonyms defined as:

knock off and liquidate: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Other synonyms of knock off include do in, neutralise, neutralize, waste.

knock off (verb)	liquidate (verb)
stop pursuing or acting	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	eliminate by paying off (debts)
write quickly	convert into cash
take by theft	settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
cut the price of