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knock off something — knock off (something) to stop work for a time. When do you knock off for the day? We knocked off work at six o clock … New idioms dictionary
knock off — (something) to stop work for a time. When do you knock off for the day? We knocked off work at six o clock … New idioms dictionary
knock off — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 3) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑do in … Useful english dictionary
knock off — phrasal verb Word forms knock off : present tense I/you/we/they knock off he/she/it knocks off present participle knocking off past tense knocked off past participle knocked off informal 1) knock something off something [transitive] to reduce a… … English dictionary
Knock off — Knock Knock, n. 1. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. A knock at the door. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] A loud cry or some great knock. Holland. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock|off — «NOK F, OF», noun. 1. the act of knocking off. 2. a device for knocking something off. 3. the point at which something is knocked off. 4. Slang. a copy, usually an unauthorized one and often less expensive than the popular original … Useful english dictionary
Knock-off — n. 1. Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.), a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A {knockoff}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — 1) PHRASAL VERB To knock off an amount from a price, time, or level means to reduce it by that amount. [V amount P n] Udinese have knocked 10% off admission prices... [V amount P n] He has knocked 10 seconds off the world record... [V P amount]… … English dictionary
knock off — 1. noun An imitation, especially one of poorer quality. This spreadsheet program is a knock off of . 2. verb a) To bump or hit so that something falls off Dont knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms. <!um, this doesnt cut it, quite. b) … Wiktionary
knock-off — knockoff knock off, n. A cheap imitation of something popular, produced illegally without a license from the trademark owner, and of inferior materials. [Also spelled {knock off}.] [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
