Pronunciation: /nɑk ɪt ɔf/
noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things
A1 I told my little brother to knock it off when he kept teasing the dog.
A2 The teacher had to tell the students to knock it off when they were being too loud in the classroom.
B1 The manager warned the employees to knock it off with the office gossip.
B2 The coach had to tell the players to knock it off and focus on the game.
C1 The CEO made it clear that any unprofessional behavior would not be tolerated and instructed everyone to knock it off immediately.
C2 The politician's controversial remarks caused a stir, prompting his team to advise him to knock it off and stick to the script.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 Please knock it off, I'm trying to concentrate on my work.
A2 Can you knock it off with the loud music? I'm trying to sleep.
B1 I wish my neighbors would knock it off with their constant arguing.
B2 The teacher had to tell the students to knock it off when they started throwing paper airplanes in class.
C1 The CEO warned the employees to knock it off with the office gossip or there would be consequences.
C2 The politician was caught on camera telling his opponent to knock it off with the personal attacks during the debate.
pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)
A1 My little brother kept tapping his pencil on the table during dinner, so I told him to knock it off.
A2 The students were talking loudly in the library, and the librarian had to tell them to knock it off.
B1 The neighbors were playing loud music late at night, so I had to go over and ask them to knock it off.
B2 The boss caught the employees gossiping instead of working, and he told them to knock it off immediately.
C1 The politician's constant lying was getting on everyone's nerves, so the public demanded that he knock it off.
C2 The CEO's unethical business practices were exposed, and the board of directors insisted that he knock it off or face consequences.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 When the baby kept crying, the mother said 'knock it off'.
A2 The teacher told the students to 'knock it off' when they were being too loud.
B1 The manager warned the employee to 'knock it off' or face disciplinary action.
B2 The coach yelled at the players to 'knock it off' and focus on the game.
C1 The conductor had to intervene and tell the musicians to 'knock it off' with the arguing.
C2 The CEO had to address the board members and firmly tell them to 'knock it off' with the power struggles.
formal Please refrain from engaging in such behavior and knock it off immediately.
informal Hey, could you just knock it off already?
slang Dude, seriously, just knock it off, okay?
figurative The constant complaining is like a broken record, just knock it off already.
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