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bumps off

bumps off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bump off.

Meaning of bump off

Verb

bump off (third-person singular simple present bumps off, present participle bumping off, simple past and past participle bumped off)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To kill, especially to murder.
    • "Well, he's been wrong ever since I had to bump off Tim Harrigan. Talks about a fair break. As if I had a chance to let the old man get to a gun."1921, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 34, in Gunsight Pass
  2. (UK, idiomatic) To cut class; to play truant.
    Synonyms:
    bunk off

Questions about bumps off

What is bumps off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bumps off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bump off.

Words near bumps off in the dictionary

  1. bumps across
  2. bumps and grinds
  3. bumps elbows
  4. bumps in the road
  5. bumps nasties
  6. bumps off
  7. bumps on
  8. bumps on the road
  9. bumps one's gums
  10. bumps purses
  11. bumps race

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