Knock Off
WordNet
verb
(1) Stop pursuing or acting
"Drop a lawsuit"
"Knock it off!"
(2) Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"The double agent was neutralized"
(3) Write quickly
"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"
(4) Take by theft
"Someone snitched my wallet!"
(5) Cut the price of
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An imitation, especially one of poorer quality.
- This spreadsheet program is a knock off of VisiCalc.
Verb
- To bump or hit so that something falls off
- Don't knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.
- To quit; stop doing work or other activity. The term originated 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.
- I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
- To kill someone
- The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
- To reduce or remove
- They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
- To steal.
- They decided to knock off a TV set from the community centre.
Related terms
- bump off (3)
- knock
- knock down
- knock it off
- knock over
- knock one's socks off