verb
Meaning 1
To kill, especially to murder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bump off
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verb
Meaning 2
To cut class; to play truant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bunk off
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, off, polish off, remove
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: kill
Narrower terms: burke, execute
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: zigouiller — to murder
- French: faire la peau — to murder
- Polish: mordować — to murder
- Polish: zamordować — to murder
- Turkish: tahtalıköye yollamak — to murder
- Polish: wagarować — to be absent from school without permission