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bump off

bump off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buhmp awf, of]
    • /bʌmp ɔf, ɒf/
    • /bʌmp ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buhmp awf, of]
    • /bʌmp ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of bump off words

  • phrasal verb bump off To bump someone off means to kill them. 3
  • verb bump off to murder; kill 3
  • noun bump off to murder 3
  • verb with object bump off to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck. 1
  • verb with object bump off to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree. 1
  • verb with object bump off to dislodge or displace by the force of collision. 1

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Origin of bump off

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70; imitative

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bump off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bump off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

bump off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bump off

verb bump off

  • chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
  • dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • dispose of — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
  • do away with — from this or that place; off: to go away.
  • do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.

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