burke
verbenomcourant dans les dialogues
- //bɜː(ɹ)k//
To murder by suffocation.
verbe
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argotTo murder by suffocation.
As soon as the executioner proceeded to his duty, the cries of ‘Burke him, Burke him—give him no rope’... were vociferated... ‘Burke Hare too!’
- 2
historiqueTo murder for the same purpose as Burke, to kill in order to have a body to sell to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
Perhaps he is Burked, and his body sold for nine pounds.
‘You don’t mean to say he was burked, Sam?’ said Mr. Pickwick, looking hastily round.
- 3
argotTo smother; to conceal, hush up, suppress.
The reporters left it out... Those who spoke in favour of the poor men, were what the reporters call burked.
He put away—burked—the Directors' letter, and went in to talk to Riley
Socrates and Plato burked the issue.
Étymologie
Eponymous, from William Burke.
nom
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Variante de berkargotAlternative form of berk.
Formes
- pluriel
- burkes
- passé
- burked
- participe passé
- burked
- participe présent
- burking
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- burkes