Definition of Knock Off in English :

Define Knock Off in English

Knock Off meaning in English

Meaning of Knock Off in English

Pronunciation of Knock Off in English

Knock Off pronunciation in English

Pronounce Knock Off in English

Knock Off

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Verb

1. do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

Example Sentences:
'The mafia liquidated the informer'
'the double agent was neutralized'

2. knock off, shave

cut the price of

3. cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve

take by theft

Example Sentences:
'Someone snitched my wallet!'

4. dash off, fling off, knock off, scratch off, toss off

write quickly

Example Sentences:
'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'

5. drop, knock off

stop pursuing or acting

Example Sentences:
'drop a lawsuit'
'knock it off!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Knock Off

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verb (mainly adverb)
1. (intr, also preposition) informal
to finish work
we knocked off an hour early
2. (transitive) informal
to make or do hastily or easily
to knock off a novel in a week
3. (tr; also preposition) informal
to reduce the price of (an article) by (a stated amount)
4. (transitive) slang
to kill
5. (transitive) slang
to rob or steal
to knock off a bank
to knock off a watch
6. (transitive) slang
to stop doing something, used as a command
knock it off!
7. (transitive) vulgar, slang
to have sexual intercourse with; seduce
noun knockoff
8. informal
a. 
an illegal imitation of a well-known product
b. 
(as modifier)
knockoff watches

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Knock Off

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1.  Informal
a. 
to stop working
b. 
to leave off (work)
2.  Informal
to deduct
3.  Informal
to do; accomplish
4.  US, Slang
to kill, overcome, etc.
5.  US, Slang
to make a knockoff of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Knock Off

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n.
Informal
An unauthorized copy or imitation, as of designer clothing: "the place to go for quality knockoffs" (Women's Wear Daily).

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