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1.verbTo halt one's work or other activity."I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed."
2.verbTo kill."The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies."
3.verbTo remove, as a discount or estimate."They agreed to knock off 20% of the price."
4.verbTo rob."They decided to knock off a liquor store downtown."
5.verbTo 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."
6.verbTo assign (an item) to a bidder at an auction, indicated by knocking on the counter.
7.verbTo have sex with.
8.verbTo accomplish hastily."I knocked off a couple of quick sketches before the design meeting."
9.nounAn imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original."It's not a name-brand bag; it's just a cheap knockoff."
10.nounA device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.