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burke
1[ burk ]
verb (used with object)
- to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver.
Burke
2[ burk ]
noun
- Billie Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke, 1886鈥1970, U.S. actress.
- Edmund, 1729鈥97, Irish statesman, orator, and writer.
- Kenneth Du路va [doo-, vuh], 1897鈥1993, U.S. literary critic.
Burke
1/ 产蓽藧办 /
noun
- BurkeEdmund17291797MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: political theoristPOLITICS: orator Edmund . 1729鈥97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- BurkeRobert O'Hara18201861MIrishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Robert O'Hara . 1820鈥61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860鈥61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey
- BurkeWilliam17921829MIrishCRIME AND POLICING: murdererCRIME AND POLICING: bodysnatcher William . 1792鈥1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare
burke
2/ 产蓽藧办 /
verb
- to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation
- to get rid of, silence, or suppress
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 产耻谤办顎侥谤 产耻谤办路颈迟别 [bur, -kahyt], noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of burke1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of burke1
Example Sentences
It was a singular fact that the really effective means of burking inquiry by the local authorities only occurred to Armathwaite's perplexed brain as he was hurrying back to the Grange.
"If that man does that again, burke him!" he whispered.
"I'm not even allowed to weed my own garden now," John thought, burking the point at issue; and his disillusionment became so profound that he actually invited Harold to go for a walk with him.
But, of course, it couldn't fail, unless it was burked.
I am sorry to say that, stenographically speaking, I burked Isaiah, and contented myself with the long-hand abbreviation, Is., and as to the text itself, I thought the first three words would suffice.
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