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bump someone off — informal murder someone. → bump … English new terms dictionary
bump someone off — tv. to kill someone. (Originally underworld.) □ What am I supposed to do, bump her off? CD The mob bumped off the witness before the trial … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bump someone off — (informal).See kill verb sense 1. → bump * * * informal murder someone … Useful english dictionary
bump off — verb kill intentionally and with premeditation (Freq. 2) The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered • Syn: ↑murder, ↑slay, ↑hit, ↑dispatch, ↑off, ↑polish off, ↑remove … Useful english dictionary
bump — /bʌmp / (say bump) verb (t) 1. to come more or less heavily in contact with; strike; collide with. 2. to cause to strike or collide: to bump one s head against the wall. 3. a. to dismiss, as an employee or a member of a team. b. to reject… …
bump — vb 1a. to remove someone surreptitiously from a waiting list, in order to substitute a more favoured client. A piece of jargon from the world of air travel which entered the public consciousness in the late 1980s due to the prevalence of the prac … Contemporary slang
bump — noun 1》 a light blow or a jolting collision. ↘Rowing (in races where boats make a spaced start one behind another) the point at which a boat begins to overtake or touch the boat ahead, thereby defeating it. 2》 a protuberance on a level… … English new terms dictionary
bump off — PHRASAL VERB To bump someone off means to kill them. [often HUMOROUS, INFORMAL] [V n P] They will probably bump you off anyway! [V P n (not pron)] ...the hit man he s hired to bump off his wife … English dictionary
bump into someone — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
bump off someone — bump off (someone) to kill someone. Unbelievable as it is, this woman decided that she was going to bump off her husband s girlfriend … New idioms dictionary
