KNOCKOFF

Knock Off

Knock Off is a 1998 American action film directed by Tsui Hark, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lela Rochon, Michael Fitzgerald Wong, Rob Schneider and Paul Sorvino.

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knock off

Noun

Verb

  1. To bump or hit so that something falls off
    Don't knock off the ornament with your clumsy arms.
  2. 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.
    I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed.
  3. To kill someone
    The mobsters hired the guy to knock off their enemies.
  4. To reduce or remove
    They agreed to knock off 20% of the price.
  5. To steal.
    They decided to knock off a TV set from the community centre.
  6. To make a copy of, as of a design.
    They send people to the shows in Milan for "ideas", which means knocking off the designs they guess would sell.


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knockoff

Noun

  1. An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
    It's not a name brand bag, just a cheap knockoff.


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