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— William Blake

Does the Eagle know what is in the pit?

Or wilt thou go ask the Mole:

Can Wisdom be put in a silver rod?

Or Love in a golden bowl?

…

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noun

One who, or that which, accelerates.

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Dictionary Entry

knock it off

Part of Speechverb

To stop doing something; desist.

In a Sentence

“Would you two please knock it off with the shouting? I'm trying to sleep.”

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Synonyms

cut it outgive it a break

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Related Words

leave offgive it a restknock offstopdesistcease and desistget offrest

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