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  2. www.urbandictionary.com › defineKnock Off - Urban Dictionary

    Apr 19, 2015 · English slang expression which can be used as a noun or a verb: 1 Knock off (noun), an item intended to look like something it is not, such as an expensive watch or designer clothes. Knock off (verb) can have a number of meanings depending on context: 2 to stop working for a short break; 3 to leave work at the end of the day; 4 to steal or remove;

  3. www.enphrases.com › term › knock-offknock off Meaning, Definition and Example | Enphrases

    (slang)To eliminate or remove someone or something, often in a forceful or abrupt manner. Example. The gang planned to knock off the rival leader. They knocked off the old building to make way for new construction.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › knock-offKNOCK OFF (SOMETHING) - Cambridge English Dictionary

    KNOCK OFF (SOMETHING) definition: 1. to stop working, usually at the end of the day: 2. to take a particular amount away from a…. Learn more.

  5. www.wordreference.com › definition › knock offknock off - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    (transitive) slang to kill. (transitive) slang to rob or steal: to knock off a bank, to knock off a watch. (transitive) slang to stop doing something, used as a command: knock it off! n knockoff. informal an illegal imitation of a well-known product. (as modifier): knockoff watches.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › knock_offknock off - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 30, 2024 · (transitive, intransitive, slang) To halt one's work or other activity. I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed. Synonyms: call it a day, call it a night, down tools. (transitive, slang) To kill. The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies. Synonyms: bump off, do away with, whack; see also Thesaurus: kill.

  7. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 96696What are the origins for the phrases "Knock it off" and "Cut ...

    Jan 4, 2013 · The verbal phrase knock off is attested from 1640s as "desist, stop" (work, study, etc.), hence knockoff (n.) "act of leaving work" (1899) and, probably, the command knock it off "stop it" (1880), which was perhaps reinforced by the auctioneer's use of the term for "dispose of quickly."

  8. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › 221000Knock Off - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    A third alternative is a slang term meaning to steal. What's the origin of the phrase 'Knock off'? The origin of the first meaning could possibly be from the habit of knocking a special beat to indicate a change of oarsmen in slave galleys.