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knock-off
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knock-off [′näk‚ȯf]
(mechanical engineering)
The automatic stopping of a machine when it is operating improperly.
The device that causes automatic stopping.


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Whimsy can -- no, must -- triumph, of course, particularly when ``Opal Dream'' comes from Peter Cattaneo, the director of ``The Full Monty,'' whose post-``Monty'' career free fall cannot compensate for the number of ghastly ``Monty'' knock-offs churned out in the past decade.
ACU knock-offs are not made under government contracts.
Now, textile printers use the law to prevent retailers and manufacturers from buying knock-offs of their prints at discounted prices.
 
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