bump off

verb

Definition of bump offnext
as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way

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Recent Examples of bump off Iyo went after Liv, but Raquel hit a pounce on Iyo, who bumped off the table. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026 Midway through, Clinton is bumped off at a monastery while dressed as a monk in Raquel Welch drag, and his guests must unravel the crime. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025 Smith, a tall 25-year-old gay Black man determined to have a fun night on the town, picks up a bag of coke and immediately does a bump off his key. — Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025 Leganes’ Oscar Rodriguez learned this the hard way in May, getting bumped off the ball with the sort of front-footed tackle Agoume enjoys. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bump off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump off
  1. assassinate
  2. murder
  3. slay
  4. execute
  5. put away
  6. take out
Verb
  • This is where Catto was assassinated 155 years ago during a tumultuous Election Day in 1871.
    — Timothy Welbeck, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The plot included plans to assassinate the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his vice president, Geraldo Alckmin.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of assassinate
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  • The flow of money from Qatar into Gaza has taken on new significance since October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel, murdered some 1,200 people, and took 251 more hostage.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and sort of look the other way, that that's giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people every week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of murder
Verb
  • The kind of beast Riley and the Trojans have struggled to slay.
    — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My Morning Jacket has now earned their own history in the room, with a total of 18 shows played and slayed.
    — Benjy Eisen, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of slay
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  • Classical computers can efficiently execute this method, but translating it into quantum circuits creates a major storage problem.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There's no one character who came up with the idea and executed it … the existence of AI today comes down to many papers, many individual discoveries, and a whole lot of obsession.
    — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • Sarajian put away a first-touch shot, off a cross played by Griezmann, from near the penalty spot 46 seconds into the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • As Arcadia police approached the house in May 2025, Xuan allegedly ordered one nanny to put away the sticks used to hit the children, according to the complaint.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of put away
Verb
  • Her father, fearing for the safety of himself and his daughter, took out a gun and fired one shot at Gonzalez, according to police.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Because rates have climbed since many of these borrowers took out their loans, their monthly payments may jump by hundreds of dollars — and in some cases, more than $1,000, according to ICE data.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of take out

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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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