knock off

knock off
1. phr v сбивать, сшибать; сносить

to knock off the bar — сбить планку

knock down the price — сбивать цену

2. phr v смахивать, стряхивать
3. phr v разг. сбавить, снизить

they knocked off a few cents to make the price more attractive — они скинули несколько центов, чтобы привлечь покупателей

to knock price down to ?45 — снизить цену до 45 фунтов

4. phr v уменьшать, сбавлять

the accident knocked ten knots off the speed of the vessel — в результате этой аварии скорость судна упала на десять узлов

5. phr v разг. прекращать, прерывать; бросать

to knock off — кончить работу

knock off work — прекращать работу

to knock out an idea for a play — набросать идею пьесы

6. phr v разг. наскоро закончить, быстро сделать; состряпать

to knock off an article in half an hour — настрочить статью за полчаса

7. phr v сл. обокрасть, ограбить

the gang knocked off a gas station — банда ограбила бензозаправочную станцию

to knock over a bank — ограбить банк

8. phr v разг. подавлять

they knocked off the centres of rebellion — они разгромили центры восстания

9. phr v амер. сл. убивать

they knocked off two men — они прикончили двоих

10. phr v амер. сл. умереть
11. phr v амер. сл. сл. соблазнить и бросить

to knock thrice — постучать три раза

Синонимический ряд:
1. deduct (verb) deduct; discount; draw back; substract; subtract; take; take away; take off; take out
2. kill (verb) eliminate; exterminate; hit; kill; shoot; slay; stab to death
3. murder (verb) annihilate; assassinate; cool; dispatch; do in; execute; finish; liquidate; murder; put away; rub out; scrag
4. stop (verb) cease; desist; discontinue; give over; halt; leave off; quit; stop; surcease

English-Russian base dictionary . 2014.

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  • knock off — [v1] kill assassinate, do away with*, do in*, dust*, eliminate, execute, finish, liquidate, murder, rub out*, shoot, slay, stab, waste; concept 252 Ant. bear, create knock off [v2] steal filch, knock over, loot, pilfer, pinch, plunder, purloin,… …   New thesaurus

  • Knock off — Knock Knock, n. 1. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. A knock at the door. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] A loud cry or some great knock. Holland. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock off — desist, stop, 1640s; do hastily, 1817; kill, murder, 1919; from KNOCK (Cf. knock) (v.) + OFF (Cf. off) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Knock-off — n. 1. Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off; specif. (Mach.), a cam or the like for disconnecting something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A {knockoff}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knock-off — a. That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock off — knock off, v. i. & t. 1. to quit (working). [PJC] 2. to accomplish; frequently used when the task is accomplished rapidly. [PJC] 3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [Colloq.] [PJC] 4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price). [PJC] 5. to rob.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock off — (something) to stop work for a time. When do you knock off for the day? We knocked off work at six o clock …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock off — knock off, n. a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the needles. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knock|off — «NOK F, OF», noun. 1. the act of knocking off. 2. a device for knocking something off. 3. the point at which something is knocked off. 4. Slang. a copy, usually an unauthorized one and often less expensive than the popular original …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock off — ► knock off informal 1) stop work. 2) produce (a piece of work) quickly and easily. 3) Brit. informal steal. 4) kill. Main Entry: ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a copy or imitation …   English terms dictionary


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