KNOCK OFF


Meaning of KNOCK OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1649

intransitive verb

: to stop doing something

transitive verb

1. : to do hurriedly or routinely

knocked off one painting after another

2. : discontinue , stop

knocked off work at five

3. : deduct

knocked off a little to make the price more attractive

4.

a. : kill

knocked off two men…on mercenary grounds — Lewis Baker

b. : overcome , defeat

knocked off each center of rebellion

5. : rob

knocked off a couple of banks

6. : to make a knockoff of : copy , imitate

knocks off popular dress designs

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.