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Definition knock off in British English

knock off phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to reduce a price or an amount

Example

Kelly knocked two seconds off her previous time.

Example

They'll knock something off the price if you collect it yourself.

2

to stop working

Example

Do you want to knock off early tonight?

Synonyms and related words
wind down knock off shut up shop
3

to produce something quickly and carelessly, often a copy of something else

Example

Forgers can knock off a fake passport in no time.

Synonyms and related words
copy reproduce duplicate productise productize produce
4

to steal something

Example

They knocked some TVs off from an electrical store.

Synonyms and related words
steal walk off with rob
4.1

to steal money or property from a place

Example

They'd knocked off two banks the previous week.

Synonyms and related words
steal walk off with rob
5

to murder someone

Synonyms and related words
kill murder strangle
6

to have sex with someone

Synonyms and related words
sleep with consummate copulate
7

used for telling someone to stop doing something

Synonyms and related words
stop it/that hands off give something a rest
8

used for threatening to hit someone and hurt them very badly

Synonyms and related words
watch it or else if someone isn’t careful
9

to be much better than someone or something

Synonyms and related words
surpass outdo rise above
Definition knock off in British English