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Knock off
Definitions
- 1 Nonstandard form of knockoff. alt-of, nonstandard
- 1 To halt one's work or other activity. ambitransitive, slang
"I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed."
- 2 stop pursuing or acting wordnet
- 3 To kill. slang, transitive
"The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies."
- 4 get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing wordnet
- 5 To kill.; To defeat. broadly, slang, transitive
"The Hammers knocked off Arsenal on the strength of a 78th-minute tally from Jarrod Bowen."
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- 6 write quickly wordnet
- 7 To remove, as a discount or estimate. transitive
"They agreed to knock off 20% of the price."
- 8 take by theft wordnet
- 9 To rob. slang, transitive
"They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown."
- 10 cut the price of wordnet
- 11 To make a copy of, as of a design. transitive
"They send people to the shows in Milan for "ideas", which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell."
- 12 To assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter. transitive
- 13 To have sex with (a woman). British, slang, transitive, vulgar
"I took her down to Basin Street and to a movie, then took her to my room and knocked her off."
- 14 To accomplish hastily. informal, transitive
"I knocked off a couple of quick sketches before the design meeting."
- 15 To remove (something or someone) by hitting.
"He was knocked off his bike."
Etymology
In the verb sense of stopping work, said to be from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.
In the verb sense of stopping work, said to be from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.
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