Meaning of "knock off" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF KNOCK OFF

knock off

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOCK OFF

Knock off is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb knock off in English.

WHAT DOES KNOCK OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of knock off in the English dictionary

The first definition of knock off in the dictionary is to finish work. Other definition of knock off is to make or do hastily or easily. Knock off is also to reduce the price of by.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KNOCK OFF

PRESENT

Present

I knock off

you knock off

he/she/it knocks off

we knock off

you knock off

they knock off

Present continuous

I am knocking off

you are knocking off

he/she/it is knocking off

we are knocking off

you are knocking off

they are knocking off

Present perfect

I have knocked off

you have knocked off

he/she/it has knocked off

we have knocked off

you have knocked off

they have knocked off

Present perfect continuous

I have been knocking off

you have been knocking off

he/she/it has been knocking off

we have been knocking off

you have been knocking off

they have been knocking off

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I knocked off

you knocked off

he/she/it knocked off

we knocked off

you knocked off

they knocked off

Past continuous

I was knocking off

you were knocking off

he/she/it was knocking off

we were knocking off

you were knocking off

they were knocking off

Past perfect

I had knocked off

you had knocked off

he/she/it had knocked off

we had knocked off

you had knocked off

they had knocked off

Past perfect continuous

I had been knocking off

you had been knocking off

he/she/it had been knocking off

we had been knocking off

you had been knocking off

they had been knocking off

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will knock off

you will knock off

he/she/it will knock off

we will knock off

you will knock off

they will knock off

Future continuous

I will be knocking off

you will be knocking off

he/she/it will be knocking off

we will be knocking off

you will be knocking off

they will be knocking off

Future perfect

I will have knocked off

you will have knocked off

he/she/it will have knocked off

we will have knocked off

you will have knocked off

they will have knocked off

Future perfect continuous

I will have been knocking off

you will have been knocking off

he/she/it will have been knocking off

we will have been knocking off

you will have been knocking off

they will have been knocking off

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would knock off

you would knock off

he/she/it would knock off

we would knock off

you would knock off

they would knock off

Conditional continuous

I would be knocking off

you would be knocking off

he/she/it would be knocking off

we would be knocking off

you would be knocking off

they would be knocking off

Conditional perfect

I would have knock off

you would have knock off

he/she/it would have knock off

we would have knock off

you would have knock off

they would have knock off

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been knocking off

you would have been knocking off

he/she/it would have been knocking off

we would have been knocking off

you would have been knocking off

they would have been knocking off

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you knock off
we let´s knock off
you knock off

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to knock off

Past participle

knocked off

Present Participle

knocking off

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «KNOCK OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «knock off» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of knock off

call it a day · clock off · conclude · get out · terminate

TRANSLATION OF KNOCK OFF

Find out the translation of knock off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of knock off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knock off» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 收工
• Translator English - Spanish: desprender
• English: knock off
• Translator English - Hindi: बंद दस्तक
• Translator English - Arabic: توقف عن التدخين
• Translator English - Russian: скостить
• Translator English - Portuguese: knock off
• Translator English - Bengali: বন্ধ ধাক্কা
• Translator English - French: tomber
• Translator English - Malay: mengetuk
• Translator English - German: abschlagen
• Translator English - Japanese: やめる
• Translator English - Korean: 노크
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngalahake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bị trôi giạt
• Translator English - Tamil: தட்டுங்கள்
• Translator English - Marathi: ठोठावणे
• Translator English - Turkish: bayıltmak
• Translator English - Italian: staccare
• Translator English - Polish: strącać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: скостити
• Translator English - Romanian: înfiripa
• Translator English - Greek: σκαρώνω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klap
• Translator English - Swedish: knock off
• Translator English - Norwegian: knock off

3 QUOTES WITH «KNOCK OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knock off.

1

Dean Devlin

We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals.

2

Laurie Holden

It's a fun thing to do: Go to a shooting range with a buddy, knock off a few rounds, release stress.

3

George Stroumboulopoulos

I don't have a real plan when I do an interview. I have some themes that I want to hit. But I don't have a set list of questions that I knock off.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOCK OFF»

Discover the use of knock off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knock off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Knock Off

West Palm Beach paralegal, discount shopping queen, and slacker extraordinaire Finley Anderson Tanner discovers she has a knack for sleuthing when her boss forces her to help a client prove that her husband's death was no accident, with the ...

Rhonda Pollero, 2008

Antiques Knock-Off

. . "You'll laugh out loud as Brandy and Vivian bumble their way through murder investigations in far-from-serene Serenity, Iowa." --Mystery Scene "One of the funniest cozy series going." --Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine "A sure-fire winner.

Barbara Allan, 2012

Knock-Off

Joe Dante, the cop from "Midtown South" and "Sixth Precinct," returns to action when top fashion designer Peter Buckley is found bludgeoned to death in his office, and four samples from the spring collection are missing

Christopher Newman, 1989

Knock Off Ship?s Work: USS HOQUIAM PF-5

It participated in all the east coast landings and the Hungnam evacuation. This story begins where Road to Hungnam ended-back in Yokosuka on New Year's Eve, 1950, for a few weeks of pier-side overhaul, as the crew winds down from Hungnam.

Mark Douglas, 2012

Official gazette of the United States Patent Office

knock-off levers and carrying a weft fork, a movable member carried by the other knock-off lever, means for operatively positioning said member upon warp fault, and menns independent of the lay for operating said weft fork slide and said ...

United States. Patent Office, 1910

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

... in combination with a rotatable twister member, rotatable twister-hooks within said twister member, a lever for controlling the operation of the twister hooks, the bell crank lever to engage and hold the controlling lever, and the knock-off rods, ...

‎1915

The Knockoff Economy: How Imitation Sparks Innovation

Contends that creativity can thrive in the face of piracy, arguing that the imitation of great designs forces an industry to innovate more quickly, and looks at examples of areas in which the practice has been accepted.

Kal Raustiala, Christopher Sprigman, 2012

Canadian Patent Office Record

The combination with the knock-off lever, of a detector rod having an arm, a latch bar supported by the arm and a welt hammer designed to cause the latch bar to operate the knock-off lever. 6. The combination with the knock-off lever, of a ...

Canada. Patent Office, 1906

Machinery

Another Type of Knock-off Arbor for Large Work Another large piece of threaded work is shown in Fig. 9, which is considerably harder to handle, in that the ends A and B are unfinished, and the threads shown must be square and concentric ...

Lester Gray French, 1913

Gazette Du Bureau Des Brevets, Droits D'auteur Et Marques de ...

and operative connections between said ireciprocatory _member and the knock- off device, distinct from said prevriously mentioned operative connections, whereby the loom may be stopped upon the occurrence of warp fault. 19. A loom  ...

‎1908

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOCK OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knock off is used in the context of the following news items.

Chill turn to younger players to knock off WSA Winnipeg in season …

Thunder Bay Chill defender John Stojcevski attempts to keep the ball from Winnipeg's Braeden Silva on Saturday night at Fort William Stadium. «Tbnewswatch.com, Jul 15»

Baseball roundup: Bulldogs knock off Billygoats, 12-5

BUCKMAN – The third-seeded Pierz Bulldogs surprised second-seeded Buckman 12-5 Saturday in the first round of the Victory League East ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»

MLB ROUNDUP: Blue Jays knock off Rays 6-2 | The Chronicle Herald

TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a two-run home run, Justin Smoak added a three-run shot and Toronto beat Tampa Bay 6-2. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»

Georgia favored to knock off two-time defending SEC East champ …

Georgia is an overwhelming favorite to dethrone Missouri and claim the SEC East division crown based on SEC Media Days polling, but the ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»

Pelicans go deep to knock off Potomac Nationals

potomac nationals The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (50-39-Overall, 28-17-Road, 9-11-Second Half) used three home runs to cruise to a 5-2 victory ... «Augusta Free Press, Jul 15»

Bullpen ruins Cavemen's chance to knock off division leader

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Hannibal Cavemen's bullpen couldn't make a lead last once again. Leading the Terre Haute Rex 3-2 heading to the ... «Quincy Herald Whig, Jul 15»

Wednesday's area roundup: Lobsters knock off San Diego, get first …

Wednesday's area roundup: Lobsters knock off San Diego, get first home win. 0. Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn. Google+ Pinterest Email. «The Salem News, Jul 15»

Little League baseball: Solid pitching, seven-run inning help Avon …

Little League baseball: Solid pitching, seven-run inning help Avon knock off Elyria East in 9-10 consolation bracket final. Filed on July 16, 2015 ... «Chronicle-Telegram, Jul 15»

Alers knock off the undefeated again

Last year, the Bandits came into the game with an 8-0 record and the Alers took the game with a steal of home by Bryon Smith to give the Alers ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»

DuBois Junior boys knock off St. Marys

DuBois Junior League All-Star Dylan McCluskey, front, tries to keep a straight face as manager Scott Frano is all smiles after congratulating ... «The Courier-Express, Jul 15»