mur·der
(mûŕdər)
[Middle English murther, from Old English morthor.]
noun
- The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
- Slang Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.
- A flock of crows. See synonyms at flock1
verb: -dered, -der·ing, -ders.
transitive verb
- To kill (another human) unlawfully.
- To kill brutally or inhumanly.
- To put an end to; destroy: murdered their chances.
- To spoil by ineptness; mutilate: a speech that murdered the English language.
- Slang To defeat decisively; trounce.
intransitive verb
- To commit murder.
idioms
- get away with murder
- To escape punishment for or detection of an egregiously blameworthy act.
- murder will out
- Secrets or misdeeds will eventually be disclosed.
