bump off

Other forms: bumped off; bumping off; bumps off

Definitions of bump off
  1. verb
    kill intentionally and with premeditation
    synonyms: dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay
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    types:
    burke
    murder without leaving a trace on the body
    execute
    murder in a planned fashion
    type of:
    kill
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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