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mur·der (mûr’dər) pronunciation
n.
1. The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
2. Slang. Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.
3. A flock of crows. See synonyms at flock1.
v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.
v.tr.
1. To kill (another human) unlawfully.
2. To kill brutally or inhumanly.
3. To put an end to; destroy: murdered their chances.
4. To spoil by ineptness; mutilate: a speech that murdered the English language.
5. Slang. To defeat decisively; trounce.
v.intr.
To commit murder.
idioms:
get away with murder Informal.
1. To escape punishment for or detection of an egregiously blameworthy act.
murder will out
1. Secrets or misdeeds will eventually be disclosed.
(Haritage)
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