bump off

verb

bumped off; bumping off; bumps off

transitive verb

: to murder casually or cold-bloodedly

Examples of bump off in a Sentence

these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way
Recent Examples on the Web
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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 YouTube continues to rake in money from advertisers worldwide, with the video giant’s ad revenue reaching $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year over year — a solid double-digit bump off an already large haul. Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025 She was thrust into J.J. Yeley’s car as she was bumped off the starting grid because of ownership points. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Miller was bumped off the top power-play unit in favour of Jonathan Lekkerimäki. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 There is definitely a current of Aronofsky’s typical darkness in the number of bloody shootouts and all the corpses strewn around, with innocent bystanders as well as villains casually bumped off. Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bump off was in 1907

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“Bump off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bump%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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