BUMP OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bump off mean? 

• BUMP OFF (verb)
  The verb BUMP OFF has 1 sense:

1. kill intentionally and with premeditation

  Familiarity information: BUMP OFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUMP OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Kill intentionally and with premeditation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

bump off; dispatch; hit; murder; off; polish off; remove; slay

Context example:

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Hypernyms (to "bump off" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bump off"):

burke (murder without leaving a trace on the body)

execute (murder in a planned fashion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot bump off Sue