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Word: knock off (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • idiom An imitation, especially one of poorer quality.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To quit; stop doing work or other activity. The term originated from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.
  • idiom To kill someone
  • idiom To reduce or remove
  • idiom To steal.
  • transitive To bump or hit so that something falls off

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