| n. | 1. | a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. |
| v. i. & t. | 1. | to quit (working). |
| 2. | to accomplish; - frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. | |
| 3. | to kill; to defeat (opponents). | |
| 4. | to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). | |
| 5. | to rob. | |
| 6. | to make a knockoff of; to copy or imitate, usually without permission or admission of copying. |
| Verb | 1. | knock off - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" |
| 2. | knock off - cut the price of Synonyms: shave | |
| 3. | knock off - take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!" | |
| 4. | knock off - write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" | |
| 5. | knock off - stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" Synonyms: drop |