ALL meanings of burke
burke
B b - noun burke Edmund. 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution 3
- noun burke Robert O'Hara. 1820–61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860–61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey 3
- noun burke William. 1792–1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare 3
- verb burke to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation 3
- verb burke to get rid of, silence, or suppress 3
- noun burke Edmund1729-97; Brit. statesman, orator, & writer, born in Ireland 3
- verb transitive burke to murder by suffocating so as to leave the body unmarked and fit to be sold for dissection 3
- verb transitive burke to get rid of quietly; evade or suppress, as a parliamentary bill, discussion, etc. 3
- verb with object burke to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence. 1
- verb with object burke to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver. 1
- noun burke Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane. 1
- noun burke (Slang) (Britain) Variant spelling of berk. 0
- verb burke (Slang) (Britain) To murder in the same manner as Burke, to kill by suffocation. 0
- verb burke (Britain, slang, historical) To murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc. 0
- verb burke (Slang) (Britain) To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress. 0