knock%20off

verb

  1. 1

    To halt one's work or other activity.

    I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
  2. 2

    To kill.

    The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
  3. 3

    To remove, as a discount or estimate.

    They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
  4. 4

    To rob.

    They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.
  5. 5

    To make a copy of, as of a design.

    They send people to the shows in Milan for "ideas", which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.
  6. 6

    To assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter.

  7. 7

    To have sex with.

  8. 8

    To accomplish hastily.

    I knocked off a couple of quick sketches before the design meeting.

noun

  1. 1

    An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.

    It's not a name-brand bag; it's just a cheap knockoff.
  2. 2

    A device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.

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