2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. `` A knock
at the door.'' --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
A loud cry or some great knock. --Holland.
[1913 Webster]
{Knock off}, See {knock off} in the vocabulary. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
knock off — [v1] kill assassinate, do away with*, do in*, dust*, eliminate, execute, finish, liquidate, murder, rub out*, shoot, slay, stab, waste; concept 252 Ant. bear, create knock off [v2] steal filch, knock over, loot, pilfer, pinch, plunder, purloin,… … New thesaurus
knock off — desist, stop, 1640s; do hastily, 1817; kill, murder, 1919; from KNOCK (Cf. knock) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off) … Etymology dictionary
Knock-off — n. 1. Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.), a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A {knockoff}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Knock-off — a. That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — knock off, v. i. & t. 1. to quit (working). [PJC] 2. to accomplish; frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. [PJC] 3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [Colloq.] [PJC] 4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). [PJC] 5. to rob.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock off — (something) to stop work for a time. When do you knock off for the day? We knocked off work at six o clock … New idioms dictionary
knock off — knock off, n. a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knock|off — «NOK F, OF», noun. 1. the act of knocking off. 2. a device for knocking something off. 3. the point at which something is knocked off. 4. Slang. a copy, usually an unauthorized one and often less expensive than the popular original … Useful english dictionary
knock off — ► knock off informal 1) stop work. 2) produce (a piece of work) quickly and easily. 3) Brit. informal steal. 4) kill. Main Entry: ↑knock … English terms dictionary
knock-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a copy or imitation … English terms dictionary
