knock off

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To halt one's work or other activity.

   • I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
   • As a matter of fact, I'm only waiting for my mate to knock off for breakfast.
   • Remember that this news was brought by the last steamer. That explains the stoppage of all communication, and the arrival of no more ships. We knocked off work a few days ago, and we're just waiting to see when things are to start afresh.
2. 2

   To kill.

   • The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
   • "The point is, Michael has tried to get some research going into a method of knocking off triffids scientifically. That has to be found if we are going to get anywhere at all."
3. 3

   To remove, as a discount or estimate.

   • They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
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   1. 4

      To rob.

      • They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown.
   2. 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.
      • Whipping up a healthy breakfast has never been easier. Neither has knocking off your fave Starbucks snack either, thanks to this TikTok-approved egg bite maker.
   3. 6

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

   4. 7

      To have sex with (a woman).

      • I took her down to Basin Street and to a movie, then took her to my room and knocked her off.
   5. 8

      To accomplish hastily.

      • I knocked off a couple of quick sketches before the design meeting.
   6. 9

      To remove (something or someone) by hitting.

      • He was knocked off his bike.
   7. 10

      Nonstandard form of knockoff.

The neighborhood

• neighborknock down
• neighborknock it off
• neighborknock one's socks off
• neighborknock over