Definition

1. Verb (transitive, informal):
   • To murder someone; to kill a person intentionally and with premeditation, often in a criminal context.

Usage

• This verb is used to describe the act of killing someone, specifically in a planned, deliberate manner. It is informal and often associated with criminal or gangster slang.
• It is a transitive verb and requires a direct object (the person being killed).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The gangsters decided to bump off the informant.
  • In the movie, the villain hires a hitman to bump off his rival.

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in informal narratives, crime fiction, or when describing criminal acts. It carries a connotation of cold-blooded, organized killing.

Variants and Related Words

• Bump-off (noun, informal): The act of murdering someone.
  • The bump-off was carried out at midnight.

Synonyms

• Murder: To kill someone unlawfully and with premeditation.
• Assassinate: To murder (a prominent person) by sudden or secret attack.
• Liquidate (slang): To eliminate, especially by killing.
• Do in (informal): To kill.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms

• Rub out (slang): To murder or eliminate someone.
  • The mob threatened to rub out anyone who talked.
• Take out (slang): To kill or assassinate.
  • The agent was ordered to take out the target.
• Knock off (slang): To kill or murder.
  • The story is about a thief who gets knocked off by his partners.

Verb

1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
   • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered