murder

mur·der  (mûrdr)

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. mur·dered, mur·der·ing, mur·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

To escape punishment for or detection of an egregiously blameworthy act.

murder will out

Secrets or misdeeds will eventually be disclosed.

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[Middle English murther, from Old English morthor; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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murder

Noun

1. the unlawful intentional killing of one human being by another

2. Informal something dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant: shopping on Christmas Eve is murder

3. cry blue murder Informal to make an outcry

4. get away with murder Informal to do as one pleases without ever being punished

Verb

1. to kill someone intentionally and unlawfully

2. Informal to ruin a piece of music or drama by performing it very badly: he absolutely murdered that song

3. Informal to beat decisively [Old English morthor]

murderer n
murderess fem n
murderous adj

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Murder of crows: a flock—Brewer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	murder - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being slaying, execution homicide - the killing of a human being by another human being assassination - murder of a public figure by surprise attack bloodshed, gore - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen" contract killing - a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer parricide - the murder of your own father or mother mariticide - the murder of a husband by his wife fratricide - the murder of your sibling uxoricide - the murder of a wife by her husband filicide - the murder of your own son or daughter liquidation, elimination - the murder of a competitor carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people lynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law regicide - the act of killing a king dry-gulching - the act of killing from ambush hit - a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" infanticide - murdering an infant shoot-down - murder by shooting someone down in cold blood tyrannicide - killing a tyrant thuggee - murder and robbery by thugs
Verb	1.	murder - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" bump off, off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove, hit kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
	2.	murder - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language" mutilate, mangle distort, falsify, garble, warp - make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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murder

noun 1. killing, homicide, massacre, assassination, slaying, bloodshed, carnage, butchery

noun 2. (Informal) agony, misery, hell (informal)

verb 3. kill, massacre, slaughter, assassinate, hit (slang) destroy, waste (informal) do in (informal) eliminate (slang) take out (slang) butcher, dispatch, slay, blow away (slang), chiefly U.S. bump off (slang) rub out U.S. (slang) take the life of, do to death

verb 4. ruin, destroy, mar, spoil, butcher, mangle

verb 5. (Informal) beat decisively, thrash, stuff (slang) cream (slang), chiefly U.S. tank (slang) hammer (informal) slaughter, lick (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) blow someone out of the water (slang) drub, defeat someone utterly

Translations

murder [ˈməːdəʳ] n → asesinato;

(in law) → homicidio

vt → asesinar, matar;

to commit murder → cometer un asesinato or homicidio

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murder [ˈməːdəʳ] n → meurtre m, assassinat m

vt → assassiner;

to commit murder → commettre un meurtre

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murder [ˈməːdəʳ] n → Mord m

vt → ermorden;

(spoil) (piece of music, language) → verhunzen;

to commit murder → einen Mord begehen

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murder [ˈməːdəʳ] n → assassinio, omicidio

vt → assassinare;

to commit murder → commettere un omicidio