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Meaning of knock off (something) in English

knock off (something)

phrasal verb with knock verb
uk
/nɒk/ us
/nɑːk/
informal
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to stop working, usually at the end of the day:
I don't knock off until six.
What time do you knock off work?
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Causing something to end
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knock something off (something)

phrasal verb with knock verb
uk
/nɒk/ us
/nɑːk/
informal
to take a particular amount away from a price:
The manager knocked $5 off because it was damaged.
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Price decreases
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knock something off

phrasal verb with knock verb
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/nɑːk/

(STEAL)

UK slang
(US knock something over)
to steal something:
knock something off from something He has a stack of computer equipment he's knocked off from various shops.
He was caught selling knocked-off car radios in the pub.
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Stealing
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(PRODUCE)

informal
to produce something quickly and easily:
She can knock off (= write) a novel in a couple of weeks.
See also
knock something out (PRODUCE) informal
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Creating and producing
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knock someone off

phrasal verb with knock verb
uk
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(MURDER)

slang
to murder someone:
He hired a hitman to knock off a business rival.
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Murder & attempted murder
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(HAVE SEX)

offensive old-fashioned
to have sex with someone
(Definition of knock off (something) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

knock something off (something) | American Dictionary

knock something off (something)

phrasal verb with knock verb
us
/nɑk/

(REDUCE)

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to reduce the price or value of something by a particular amount:
The manager knocked off ten bucks because the dress had a few buttons missing.

knock off (something)

phrasal verb with knock verb
us
/nɑk/

(STOP)

to stop working or doing something:
The carpenter knocked off early to take his kid to baseball practice.

(REMOVE)

to remove by pushing, hitting, or other forceful action:
A low branch knocked her off her horse.
One of the side mirrors on the truck got knocked off.
(Definition of knock off (something) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

knock off (sth) | Business English

knock off (sth)

phrasal verb with knock verb [ T ]
uk
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informal
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to stop working, usually at the end of the day:
I usually try to knock off early on a Friday.
We didn't knock off work until 7:30.

knock off sth

phrasal verb with knock verb [ T ]
uk
/nɒk/ us
to produce a cheap copy of someone else's product, usually illegally:
Small companies may see their inventions knocked off before they can make any money from them.
See also
knockoff

knock sth off (sth)

phrasal verb with knock verb [ T ]
uk
/nɒk/ us
informal
to take a particular amount away from a price, value, etc.:
Living next door to an empty home can also knock 10% off the value of your own property, say experts.
Customers can knock hundreds of dollars off their energy bills by following three simple steps.
The supermarket joined the fuel price war yesterday by knocking 5 cents a liter off its petrol and diesel prices.
(Definition of knock off (something) from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of knock off (something)

knock off (something)
We shall pay the price in deteriorating circumstances and higher unemployment as the knock-on and knock-off effects are seen throughout the economy.
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For years, they often fought and fussed, due to her firm's knock-off reputation.
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Wheels are of cast magnesium alloy with knock-off hubs to facilitate quick changing.
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This configuration differs from the knock-off spinners found on some racing cars and cars equipped with true wire wheels.
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The market was also saturated with knock-off replicas.
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Any variation of this brand indicates a counterfeit or knock-off.
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The spinner or knock-off was designed to keep the wheel on the automobile.
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Some smaller knock-off figures also exist, both as wired-armature, rubber bendy figures and hard plastic figures (included in playsets).
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The shopping alley consisted of 410 stalls selling mostly knock-off luxury brand-name garments, silk products and tourist souvenirs.
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These give the game an unwelcome knock-off quality.
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Many of the knock-off cartridges also contain serious programming errors which can cause the game to crash.
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They're not just dated and gratuitous, but also a knock-off from another record.
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For example, in auto repair they are commonly used for chassis work, dislodging stuck parts and sometimes used for hubcap installation and removal (e.g. knock-off hubs).
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The 3.4 had a larger front grille for better cooling, a stronger rear axle, and rear-wheel covers (spats) were cut away to accommodate the wire wheels' knock-off hubcaps.
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Knock-off artists refill empty bottles from famous chateaux with inferior vintages.
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Translations of knock off (something)

in Chinese (Traditional)
停止（工作）, 下班, （從價格中）減去，除去…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
停止（工作）, 下班, （从价格中）减去，除去…
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in Spanish
salir de algo, salir del trabajo, robar algo…
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in Portuguese
terminar, terminar algo, ter relações sexuais com alguém…
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