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Definitions for Burke

[1] to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
[2] to suppress or get rid of by some indirect maneuver.
[3] Billie Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke , 1886–1970, U.S. actress.
[4] Edmund, 1729–97, Irish statesman, orator, and writer.
[5] Kenneth Du·va [doo-vey ] /duˈveɪ/ , 1897–1993, U.S. literary critic.
[6] Martha Jane, 1852?–1903, Calamity Jane.
[7] to murder in such a way as to leave no marks on the body, usually by suffocation
[8] to get rid of, silence, or suppress
[9] Edmund . 1729–97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
[10] Robert O'Hara . 1820–61, Irish explorer, who led the first expedition (1860–61) across Australia from south to north. He was accompanied by W. J. Wills, George Grey, and John King; King alone survived the return journey
[11] William . 1792–1829, Irish murderer and body snatcher; associate of William Hare
[12] British slang a variant spelling of berk

Words related to Burke

dodge, elude, sidestep, evade, ignore, bypass, circumvent, muzzle, suppress, smother, repress, suffocate, curb, squelch, strangle, silence, subdue, quench, censor, abolish

Words nearby Burke

burin, burj dubai, burk, burka, burkburnett, burke, burke, edmund, burkina faso, burkinabé, burkini, burkitt

Origin of Burke

after W. Burke, hanged in 1829 in Edinburgh for murders of this kind

Other words from Burke

burk·er , burk·ite [bur -kahyt] /ˈbɜr kaɪt/ , noun

Word origin for Burke

C19: named after William Burke , executed in Edinburgh for a murder of this type

Synonyms for Burke

bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, evade, ignore, sidestep, circumnavigate, detour, duck, equivocate, escape, hedge, skip, steer clear of