liquidate vs knock off

liquidate and knock off both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of liquidate include do in, neutralise, neutralize, waste.

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