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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles.
- verb to quit (working).
- verb to accomplish; -- frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly.
- verb colloq. to kill; to defeat (opponents).
- verb to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price).
- verb to rob.
- verb to make a knockoff of; to copy or imitate, usually without permission or admission of copying.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
knockoff . - verb Used other than as an idiom: see
knock ,off . - verb transitive To bump or hit so that something falls off
- verb idiomatic, 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. - verb idiomatic To
kill someone - verb idiomatic To
reduce orremove - verb idiomatic To steal.
- verb transitive To make a copy of, as of a design.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cut the price of
- verb write quickly
- verb take by theft
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- verb stop pursuing or acting
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