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Definition of Bump off
1. Verb. Kill intentionally and with premeditation. "Sam cannot bump off Sue "; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Generic synonyms: Kill
Specialized synonyms: Burke, Execute
Derivative terms: Dispatch, Hit, Murder, Murderer, Slayer, Slaying
Definition of Bump off
1. Verb. (chiefly US idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder. ¹
2. Verb. (chiefly UK idiomatic) To cut class; to play truant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bump Off
Literary usage of Bump off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. "Drifting About"; Or, What "Jeems Pipes, of Pipesville," Saw-and-did. An by Stephen C. Massett (1863)
"... jolt, bump, bump, bump—off the donkey starts at a gallop. I, a mass of jelly
and perspiration, stick to him like bricks—donkey comes to a stand-still—I ..."
2. The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot by Illinois Chicago Commission on Race Relations (1922)
"The club, according to some of its own members, operated with automobiles from
which they managed to "bump off a number of Niggers. ..."
3. The Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration by Richard Francis Burton (1860)
"During the few minutes' delay, the "sons of Ramji," who were as pale as blacks
could be, allowed their asses to bump off half a dozen loads. ..."
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