bump off
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To kill someone on purpose.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To deliberately murder or kill someone.
"In the film, the mobster ordered his henchmen to bump off anyone who knew too much."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in casual conversation, crime fiction, and humorous contexts. The tone can range from genuinely sinister to darkly comic depending on context. Not typically used in formal or journalistic contexts. Often associated with gangster films and crime novels.
Commonly used with
rival witness someone contract gangster
Forms
Base
bump off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bumps off
he/she/it
Past simple
bumped off
yesterday
Past participle
bumped off
have + pp
-ing form
bumping off
continuous
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