Definition: stop pursuing or acting
Usage: drop a lawsuit; knock it off!
Main entry: neutralise, neutralize, do in, waste, knock off, liquidate
Definition: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Usage: The mafia liquidated the informer; the double agent was neutralized
Main entry: fling off, toss off, scratch off, dash off, knock off
Definition: write quickly
Usage: She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper; He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
Main entry: thieve, hook, glom, cop, snitch, knock off
Definition: take by theft
Usage: Someone snitched my wallet!
Definition: cut the price of