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burke 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 bFk 〕
Pronunciation
〔 bәːk 〕
Overview of noun burke
The noun burke has 2 senses
- Burke, Edmund Burke -- (British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797))
- Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane -- (United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903))
Overview of verb burke
The verb burke has 2 senses
- burke -- (murder without leaving a trace on the body)
- burke -- (get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue")