bump off
Murder someone covertly
To bump off is to kill, typically implying murder rather than accident: The mob bumped him off for talking to the feds.
The phrase is informal and often appears in crime fiction or joking contexts: If I don't show up tomorrow, my wife bumped me off for the insurance money.
Forceful striking blow
- rub outErase or kill
- take outFood ordered for elsewhere
- iceWater's solid form
- snuffPowdered tobacco for sniffing
waste · clip · pop · smoke · grease · do in · put down · hit
Professional paid murderer
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- contract killingPaid assassination job
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
- button manMafia assassin for hire
hired gun · torpedo · triggerman · mark · target · mob hit · professional · cleanser
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- felonySerious criminal offense
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
first-degree · second-degree · capital offense · indictment · prosecution · conviction · accomplice · conspiracy
whack
Forceful striking blow
snuff · waste · clip · pop · smoke · grease · do in · put down · hit · cap
hitman
Professional paid murderer
- assassinPaid murderer of targets
- contract killingPaid assassination job
- enforcerOne who ensures compliance
button man · hired gun · torpedo · triggerman · mark · target · mob hit · professional · cleanser · wet work
homicide
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- felonySerious criminal offense
premeditated · first-degree · second-degree · capital offense · indictment · prosecution · conviction · accomplice · conspiracy · malice aforethought
- noir slanggumshoe, femme fatale, private eye, shamus, peeper
- underworld slangsnitch, rat out, hitman, capo, consigliere
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy