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steal vs knock off

knock off vs steal

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

steal and knock off both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
steal Yes No Yes No
knock off No No Yes No
As verbs, knock off is a hyponym of steal; that is, knock off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:
  • steal: take without the owner's consent
  • knock off: take by theft
Other hyponyms of steal 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.
steal (noun) knock off (noun)
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
an advantageous purchase
steal (verb) knock off (verb)
steal a base stop pursuing or acting
move stealthily get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
take without the owner's consent write quickly
take by theft
cut the price of
Difference between steal and knock off

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