rip vs knock off

knock off vs rip

rip is a noun but knock off is not a noun.

rip and knock off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, knock off is a hyponym of rip; that is, knock off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rip:

rip: take without the owner's consent
knock off: take by theft

Other hyponyms of rip include abstract, cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.

rip (noun)	knock off (noun)
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
a dissolute man in fashionable society

rip (verb)	knock off (verb)
criticize or abuse strongly and violently	stop pursuing or acting
tear or be torn violently	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
cut (wood) along the grain	write quickly
move precipitously or violently	take by theft
take without the owner's consent	cut the price of

Difference between rip and knock off

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