murder
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
murders
plural
murders
Britannica Dictionary definition of MURDER
1
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the crime of deliberately killing a person
— often used before another noun
[noncount]
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He was found guilty of (committing) murder.
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She was accused/convicted of murder.
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She was charged with murder. [=she was officially accused of the crime of murder]
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the mass murder of civilians in wartime
[count]
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a string of unsolved murders
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the murder weapon
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a murder suspect/victim/case
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murder mysteries [=mystery stories about murder]
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[noncount]
informal
:
something that is very difficult or unpleasant
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That test was murder. [=it was very difficult]
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Traffic is murder this time of day.
◊ To be murder on something is to cause pain or harm to it.
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Carrying the luggage was murder on my back.
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These shoes are murder on my feet.
get away with murder
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to murder someone without being captured or punished
— usually used figuratively to describe someone who does something very bad or wrong without being criticized or punished
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a vicious killer who nearly got away with murder
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The company had been getting away with murder for years before the scandal broke.
scream bloody/blue murder
2
murder
/ˈmɚdɚ/
verb
murders;
murdered;
murdering
2
murder
/ˈmɚdɚ/
verb
murders;
murdered;
murdering
Britannica Dictionary definition of MURDER
[+ object]
1
:
to kill (a person) in a deliberate and unlawful way
:
to commit the murder of (someone)
— sometimes used figuratively
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He was arrested and accused of murdering his wife.
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His wife was found murdered.
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a dictator who is responsible for murdering thousands of innocent people
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My father will murder me [=he will be very angry] when he finds out that I dented the car.
2
informal
a
:
to spoil or ruin (something)
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to perform (something) very badly
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a writer who murders [=butchers] the English language
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The band murdered that song.
b
:
to defeat (an opponent) very badly
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He got murdered [=slaughtered] in the opening round by last year's winner.
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a convicted murderer
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a mass murderer [=a person who has killed many people]
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an infamous murderess [=a woman who commits murder]
