knock off meaning
1. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to reduce a price by a particular amount:
▪ Discount travel agencies may be able to knock off a few hundred dollars from the price of international tickets.
▪ I'll knock $100 off your loan if you repay it by the end of the month.
■ SIMILAR TO: take off, deduct formal
■ OPPOSITE: add on
2. knock it off! spoken informal used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you:
▪ Knock it off, Liz! There's no reason to drive like an idiot!
■ SIMILAR TO: stop it!, cut it out!
3. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to reduce a total by a particular amount:
▪ I'd like to knock a minute off my running time.
▪ I've been knocking off 200 extra calories a day but still not losing weight.
■ SIMILAR TO: take off
4. knock off sb/sth • knock sb/sth off AmE informal to defeat a person or team in a race, game etc:
▪ The Bulls had knocked off The Rockets in the first round, winning 109-34.
▪ The new Ohio Representative knocked off his opponent by only 1,000 votes in the last election.
■ SIMILAR TO: defeat
5. knock off informal to stop working because it is time to go home, have your midday meal etc:
▪ All the factory workers knock off at 3 p.m. on Fridays.
▪ I'm going to knock off early today.
■ SIMILAR TO: finish work
6. knock off sb • knock sb off informal to murder someone:
▪ He'll get knocked off for sure if the gang finds out where he's hiding.
▪ The gang knocked them off and quickly fled the scene.
■ SIMILAR TO: murder, bump off informal
7. knock off sth informal to copy a product without permission, usually so you can sell it for less money than the real product:
▪ This store is known for knocking off young, designer styles and turning them into affordable clothing.
■ SIMILAR TO: copy
knockoff adj informal cheaply made to look like something more expensive
knockoff n C informal a cheap, low-quality product that is made to look like a similar product of higher quality:
▪ Channel 12's new game show is just a knock-off of "Hollywood Squares."
8. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to produce or finish something very easily and quickly:
▪ Although famous for his long novels, Ken Bradford also likes to knock off short stories from time to time.
▪ I had tons of work to do, but I knocked it off in no time and went our for a beer.
■ SIMILAR TO: churn out
9. knock sth off • knock off sth BrE informal to steal something:
▪ Who would want to knock off these old bicycles?
▪ knockoff goods
■ SIMILAR TO: steal, nick BrE informal
10. knock off sb • knock sb off BrE informal to have sex with someone:
▪ Apparently he'd been knocking off one of his secretaries in the lunch hour.
■ SIMILAR TO: screw informal, have it off with sb BrE spoken informal
▪ Discount travel agencies may be able to knock off a few hundred dollars from the price of international tickets.
▪ I'll knock $100 off your loan if you repay it by the end of the month.
■ SIMILAR TO: take off, deduct formal
■ OPPOSITE: add on
2. knock it off! spoken informal used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you:
▪ Knock it off, Liz! There's no reason to drive like an idiot!
■ SIMILAR TO: stop it!, cut it out!
3. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to reduce a total by a particular amount:
▪ I'd like to knock a minute off my running time.
▪ I've been knocking off 200 extra calories a day but still not losing weight.
■ SIMILAR TO: take off
4. knock off sb/sth • knock sb/sth off AmE informal to defeat a person or team in a race, game etc:
▪ The Bulls had knocked off The Rockets in the first round, winning 109-34.
▪ The new Ohio Representative knocked off his opponent by only 1,000 votes in the last election.
■ SIMILAR TO: defeat
5. knock off informal to stop working because it is time to go home, have your midday meal etc:
▪ All the factory workers knock off at 3 p.m. on Fridays.
▪ I'm going to knock off early today.
■ SIMILAR TO: finish work
6. knock off sb • knock sb off informal to murder someone:
▪ He'll get knocked off for sure if the gang finds out where he's hiding.
▪ The gang knocked them off and quickly fled the scene.
■ SIMILAR TO: murder, bump off informal
7. knock off sth informal to copy a product without permission, usually so you can sell it for less money than the real product:
▪ This store is known for knocking off young, designer styles and turning them into affordable clothing.
■ SIMILAR TO: copy
knockoff adj informal cheaply made to look like something more expensive
knockoff n C informal a cheap, low-quality product that is made to look like a similar product of higher quality:
▪ Channel 12's new game show is just a knock-off of "Hollywood Squares."
8. knock off sth • knock sth off informal to produce or finish something very easily and quickly:
▪ Although famous for his long novels, Ken Bradford also likes to knock off short stories from time to time.
▪ I had tons of work to do, but I knocked it off in no time and went our for a beer.
■ SIMILAR TO: churn out
9. knock sth off • knock off sth BrE informal to steal something:
▪ Who would want to knock off these old bicycles?
▪ knockoff goods
■ SIMILAR TO: steal, nick BrE informal
10. knock off sb • knock sb off BrE informal to have sex with someone:
▪ Apparently he'd been knocking off one of his secretaries in the lunch hour.
■ SIMILAR TO: screw informal, have it off with sb BrE spoken informal
[American slang]
to quit work, for the day or for a break.
What time do you knock off work?
I knock off about five-thirty.
Examples
More: Next- i have always planned to knock off at thirty-five.
- maybe we'd better knock off talking.
- let 's knock off for a cup of tea.
- it 's time to knock off.
- it cost me 10 but i will knock off 20 % as it is no longer new.
