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bump off

British  

verb

  1. slang (tr, adverb) to murder; kill

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bump off Idioms  

  1. Kill, murder, as in The convict bragged about bumping off his partner, or The first fighter plane bumped off three enemy aircraft. This term was at first principally criminal slang and somewhat later military jargon. [Slang; c. 1900]

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The No. 9 or No. 10 seed in either conference would have to win two consecutive games to bump off No. 7 or No. 8 for a playoff spot.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2020

His mother came to him and said, “I’m going to take the bump off now, J.C.”

From Time • Feb. 19, 2016

In the process, he’ll likely bump off one of several multi-term governors lagging in the polls, among them former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, current Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

From MSNBC • Jul. 9, 2015

It was a bump off the track that Johnson was most concerned about - his wife's baby bump.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2010

I haven’t yet had to bump off Mobutu’s elephant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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