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- pronunciation:
- muhr
d
r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- get away with murder
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the deliberate and illegal killing of a person.
- synonyms:
- homicide
- similar words:
- blood, bloodshed, killing, manslaughter
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definition 2: |
something very difficult or hazardous.
That game was murder. |
related words: |
kill |
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phrase: |
get away with murder |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
murders, murdering, murdered |
definition 1: |
to kill (someone) intentionally and with selfish motives.
He murdered three people and will be in prison for the rest of his life.- synonyms:
- butcher, slay
- similar words:
- assassinate, destroy, dispatch, execute, kill, mutilate, remove, savage
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definition 2: |
to mar by bad use.
He murders the language.- synonyms:
- butcher
- similar words:
- assassinate, corrupt, destroy, mangle, mar, mutilate, ruin, spoil
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related words: |
liquidate, poison, slaughter |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to commit murder.
An assassin is paid to murder.- synonyms:
- kill
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derivations: |
murderer (n.), murderess (n.) |
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