BURKE AND HARE

Meaning of BURKE AND HARE in English

ˌBurke and ˈHare BrE AmE

two men in 19th-century Edinburgh who robbed graves and killed at least 15 people in order to sell dead bodies to be cut up by medical scientists

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BURKE AND HARE — two Irish criminals who lived in Edinburgh in the early 19th century. They stole bodies from graves and sold them …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BURKE — biographical name Edmund 1729-1797 British statesman & orator, ~an or Burkian adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARE — I Bounding mammal (in the family Leporidae) whose young, unlike those of The common hare ( Lepus europaeus ) is …
Английский словарь Британика
HARE — I. ˈha(a)](ə)r, ˈhe], ]ə\ noun ( plural hares also hare ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hara; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURKE — ˈbərk transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: after William Burke died 1829 Irish criminal, executed for this crime 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURKE — (v. t.) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.
Английский словарь Webster
BURKE — (v. t.) To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining …
Английский словарь Webster
BURKE — ( v. t. ) To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BURKE — ( v. t. ) To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HARE — — harelike , adj. /hair/ , n. , pl. hares , ( esp. collectively ) hare , v. , hared, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURKE — /berrk/ , n. 1. Billie ( Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke ), 1886-1970, U.S. actress. 2. Edmund , 1729-97, Irish …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURKE — — burker, burkite /berr"kuyt/ , n. /berrk/ , v.t., burked, burking . 1. to murder, as by suffocation, so as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURKE — v. strangle; suffocate someone to death, murder somebody quietly and without leaving wounds or traces (Archaic); get rid of; silence, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HARE — I. ˈher noun ( plural hare or hares ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hara; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURKE — biographical name ˈbər-kē-ən Edmund 1729-1797 British statesman & orator • Burk·ean or Burk·ian adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURKE — transitive verb ( burked ; burk·ing ) Etymology: from burke to suffocate, from William Burke died 1829 Irish criminal executed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARE — noun a small constellation situated south of and under the foot of orion; lepus. 2. hare ·vt to excite; to …
Webster English vocab
BURKE — vt to murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a …
Webster English vocab
HARE — [hare] n, pl hare or hares [ME, fr. OE hara; akin to OHG haso hare, Skt sasa, OE hasu gray] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BURKE — [burke] vt burked ; burk.ing [fr. burke to suffocate, fr. William Burke d. 1829 Irish criminal executed for smothering victims …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARE — (Top) Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) and (bottom) blue hare (Lepus any mammal of the family Leporidae (hares and rabbits), order …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARE — hare, Hare BrE AmE heə AmE he ə r hæ ə r (= hair) ▷ hared heəd AmE he ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURKE — Burke, burke BrE AmE bɜːk AmE bɝːk ▷ burked bɜːkt AmE bɝːkt ▷ burking ˈbɜːk ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARE — I. hare 1 /heə $ her/ BrE AmE noun ( plural hare or hares ) [countable] [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURKE — I. Burke, Ed ‧ mund /bɜːk $ bɜːrk, ˈedmənd/ BrE AmE (1729–97) a British Whig politician, born in Dublin, Ireland. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, esp. Lepus europaeus, like a large rabbit, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARE — n. & v. n. 1 any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, esp. Lepus europaeus, like a large rabbit, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of various mammals of the family Leporidae, esp. Lepus europaeus, like a large rabbit, …
Oxford English vocab
HARE — ( hares, haring, hared) 1. A hare is an animal like a rabbit but larger with long ears, long legs, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as mad as a hatter/March hare (= completely crazy ) COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARE — n. snowshoe hare varying hare Hare Krishna movement Haring Keith
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARE — n. Bounding mammal (in the family Leporidae) whose young, unlike those of rabbits , are born fully haired, with open …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARE — See: MAD AS A HATTER or MAD AS A MARCH HARE, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE …
Slang English vocab
BURKE — Classification: CDP (census designated place) Located in: Virginia (VA) Total Population (2000): 57737 Total Housing Units (2000): 19367 Land Area …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BURKE — Classification: City Located in: Texas (TX) Total Population (2000): 315 Total Housing Units (2000): 138 Land Area (square meters): 1626852 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BURKE — Classification: City Located in: South Dakota (SD) Total Population (2000): 676 Total Housing Units (2000): 385 Land Area (square meters): …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BURKE — Classification: County Located in: North Dakota (ND) Total Population (2000): 2242 Total Housing Units (2000): 1412 Land Area (square meters): …
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BURKE — Classification: County Located in: North Carolina (NC) Total Population (2000): 89148 Total Housing Units (2000): 37427 Land Area (square meters): …
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BURKE — Classification: Village Located in: New York (NY) Total Population (2000): 213 Total Housing Units (2000): 94 Land Area (square meters): …
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BURKE — Classification: County Located in: Georgia (GA) Total Population (2000): 22243 Total Housing Units (2000): 8842 Land Area (square meters): 2150910202 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
BURKE — v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SUPPRESS 3, hush (up), stifle 2 Synonyms: SKIRT 3, bypass, circumvent, ||polly-fox, sidestep
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BURKE — v. a. 1. Suffocate, murder by suffocation, smother to death. 2. Smother, suppress, shelve, bury, shuffle aside.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BURKE — verb 1. Synonyms: suppress 3, hush (up), stifle 2. Synonyms: skirt 3, bypass, circumvent, ||polly-fox, sidestep
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARE — brained adj. 1 rash, foolhardy, wild, madcap, reckless, heedless, improvident, visionary, fanciful, airy, Colloq crackpot Don't put money into any …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HARE — See: MAD AS A HATTER or MAD AS A MARCH HARE, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE …
Словарь английских идиом
HARE — сущ. заяц to run/hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds ≈ служить и нашим и вашим first catch …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURKE — гл. 1) убить, задушить (по имени знаменитого преступника Burke, душившего свои жертвы с тем, чтобы продавать их тела для анатомирования) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARE — hare.ogg 1. heə n 1. 1> заяц buck hare - заяц-самец doe hare - зайчиха to start a hare - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BURKE — v 1. убить, задушить 2. замять ( дело и т. п. ); разделаться ( с чем-л. ) тихо и незаметно …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARE — hare сущ.заяц•• to run/hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds — служить и нашим и вашим first catch …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HARE — 1. heə n 1. 1> заяц buck hare - заяц-самец doe hare - зайчиха to start a hare - охот. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BURKE — v 1. убить, задушить 2. замять ( дело и т. п. ); разделаться ( с чем-л. ) тихо и незаметно …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HARE — сущ. заяц •• hare lip — заячья губа first catch your hare then cook him посл. — цыплят по осени …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BURKE — гл. 1) убить, задушить ( по имени знаменитого преступника Burke, душившего свои жертвы с тем, чтобы продавать их тела для …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HARE — сущ. заяц •• hare lip — заячья губа first catch your hare then cook him посл. — цыплят по осени считают; не говори гоп, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BURKE — гл. 1) убить, задушить (по имени знаменитого преступника Burke, душившего свои жертвы с тем, чтобы продавать их тела для анатомирования) 2) замять …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HARE — 1) заяц (Lepus) 2) американский жесткошёрстный кролик (Sylvilagus) • - African jumping hare - African spring hare - Alpine hare - Arctic hare - black-naped hare - blue …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HARE — 1) заяц ( Lepus ) 2) американский жесткошёрстный кролик ( Sylvilagus ) • - African jumping hare - African spring …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HARE — _n. заяц - hare and hounds to run/hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds служить и нашим и …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HARE — n. заяц - hare and hounds to run/hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds служить и нашим и …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HARE — _n. заяц; hare and hounds "заяц и собаки" (игра); to run (или to hold) with the hare and hunt with …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HARE — сущ. заяц to run/hold with the hare and hunt with the hounds ≈ служить и нашим и вашим first catch …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURKE — гл. 1) убить, задушить (по имени знаменитого преступника Burke, душившего свои жертвы с тем, чтобы продавать их тела для анатомирования) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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