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Killing, Damaging, Deceiving (Off)

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to bump off
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to carry off
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to go off
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to kill off
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to knock off
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to let off
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to palm off
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to pass off
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to pick off
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to play off
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to polish off
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to set off
to bump off
to bump off
Verb
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/bˈʌmp ˈɔf/
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to kill someone

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The mob boss ordered his men to bump off the traitor.
In the movie, the villain tried to bump off the hero's partner.

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
bump
phrase's particle
off
to carry off
to carry off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈæɹi ˈɔf/

(of an illness) to cause the death of a person or many people

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
carry
phrase's particle
off
to go off
to go off
Verb
uk flag
/ɡˌoʊ ˈɔf/

(of a gun, bomb, etc.) to be fired or to explode

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
off
to kill off
to kill off
Verb
uk flag
/kˈɪl ˈɔf/

to cause the death of a character in a work of fiction, typically for dramatic effects or to advance the plot

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Phrasal Status
separable
to knock off
to knock off
Verb
uk flag
/nˈɑːk ˈɔf/

to take someone's life, typically in association with criminal activity

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
knock
phrase's particle
off
to let off
to let off
Verb
uk flag
/lˈɛt ˈɔf/

to cause an explosive weapon to discharge

Grammatical Information:

transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
let
phrase's particle
off
to palm off
to palm off
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɑːm ˈɔf/

to dispose of something by giving or selling it to someone else though persuasion or deception

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
palm
phrase's particle
off
to pass off
to pass off
Verb
uk flag
/pˈæs ˈɔf/

to present oneself or something as someone or something else in a deceptive manner

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pass
phrase's particle
off
to pick off
to pick off
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɪk ˈɔf/

to target and shoot individuals one after another

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
pick
phrase's particle
off
to play off
to play off
Verb
uk flag
/plˈeɪ ˈɔf/

to pretend not to be affected by a certain emotion or reaction

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Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
play
phrase's particle
off
to polish off
to polish off
Verb
uk flag
/pˈɑːlɪʃ ˈɔf/

to kill someone intentionally and with prior planning

Grammatical Information:

Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
polish
phrase's particle
off
to set off
to set off
Verb
uk flag
/sɛt ˈɑf/

to activate a bomb, an explosive, etc.

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
set
phrase's particle
off

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