Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What does murder mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word murder? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (countable) An act of deliberate killing of another being, especially a human.
  2. (uncountable) The crime of deliberate killing of another human.
  3. The commission of an act which abets the commission of a crime the commission of which causes the death of a human.
  4. (uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
  5. (countable, collective) A group of crows; the collective noun for crows.
Verb
  1. To deliberately kill (a person or persons).
  2. (transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial) To defeat decisively.
  3. To botch or mangle.
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, Britain) to devour, ravish.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Definitions
6-letter Words Starting With
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024