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burke definition
burke |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb burke Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb burke Entailment of verb burke Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb burke 2 senses of burke Sense 1 burke => murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove Sense 2 burke => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Familiarity of verb burke burke used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb burke Sense 1 burke => murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove -------------- Sense 2 burke => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Grep of noun burke burke edmund burke martha jane burke Overview of noun burke The noun burke has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Burke, Edmund Burke -- (English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)) 2. Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane -- (American frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)) Overview of verb burke The verb burke has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. burke -- (murder without leaving a trace on the body) 2. burke -- (get rid of silence, or suppress; "burke an issue") Grep of adj burke burked Overview of noun burke The noun burke has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Burke, Edmund Burke -- (English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)) 2. Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane -- (American frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)) Overview of verb burke The verb burke has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. burke -- (murder without leaving a trace on the body) 2. burke -- (get rid of silence, or suppress; "burke an issue")
burke definition