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murder'd

murder'd is the simple past and past participle of murder.

Meaning of murder

Verb

murder (third-person singular simple present murders, present participle murdering, simple past and past participle murdered)

  1. To illegally kill (a person or persons) with intent, especially with predetermination
    • The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband.
  2. (colloquial, excessive) To kill violently.
    • My uncle’s dog murdered my cat.
  3. (colloquial, excessive, figuratively, transitive) To defeat decisively.
    • Our team is going to murder them.
    Synonyms:
    thrash, trounce, wipe the floor with
  4. (colloquial, excessive, figuratively) To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one’s anger at somebody).
    • He's torn my best shirt. When I see him, I'll murder him!
    Synonyms:
    kill
  5. To botch or mangle.
    • Dr. Caius, the Frenchman in the play, and Evans the Welshman, "Gallia et Guallia," succeed pretty well in their efforts to murder the language.1892, William Shepard Walsh, Handy-book of Literary Curiosities, page 293
  6. (UK, colloquial, figuratively) To devour, ravish.
    • I could murder a hamburger right now.

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Questions about murder'd

What is murder'd the simple past and past participle of?
Murder'd is the simple past and past participle of murder.

Words near murder'd in the dictionary

  1. murder simulator
  2. murder simulators
  3. murder weapon
  4. murder weapons
  5. murder will out
  6. murder'd
  7. Murder, Inc.
  8. murder-for-hire
  9. murder-for-hires
  10. murder-hobo
  11. murder-hoboes

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