Burke
Word | BURKE |
Character | 5 |
Hyphenation | burke |
Pronunciations | /bɜː(ɹ)k/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Burke"
What do we mean by burke?
To suppress or extinguish quietly; stifle. transitive verb
To avoid; disregard. transitive verb
To execute (someone) by suffocation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection. transitive verb
To murder by suffocation in order to sell the body for dissection. This method was selected because it left no marks of violence upon the victims.
Figuratively, to smother; shelve; get rid of by some indirect manœuver: as, to burke a parliamentary question.
To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. transitive verb
To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve. transitive verb
To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. verb
To smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress. verb
Variant spelling of berk. noun
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) noun
Murder without leaving a trace on the body verb
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) noun
Get rid of, silence, or suppress verb
(sometimes affectionate) A fool, prat, twit.
Cunt.
A dance that involves little to no clothing Urban Dictionary
1. to be as drunk or high as you possibly can while operating a car over 101 mph 2. to set a land speed record above 130 mph on every country road in your community 3. to be a legend at your school for losing your license for 6 months for one speeding offense, getting stoned every night while you do your homework, or do a keg stand at breakfast, lunch, dinner and when you have the munchies 4. speeding as fast as possible to get places on time Urban Dictionary
To throw up at a party with the ultimate outcome of ruining the party. Urban Dictionary
A nob, moron or fool. An idiot Urban Dictionary
The act of showing up for class with prior knowledge of an upcoming test without studying and proceeding to take the test blindly. Urban Dictionary
1. The best name for a child 2. burks Urban Dictionary
A teenager that is a little crazy but a good friend. Urban Dictionary
When an accident prone or klutzy individual spills something, makes a mess, or causes themselves mild pain or injury. Urban Dictionary
It is a term in a video game when a player me-lee's when he or she doesn't mean to. Urban Dictionary
Driving annoyingly slow in the passing lane, causing everyone to be late and bottlenecking traffic. Urban Dictionary
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