Kirk
To kill or assassinate, especially for political reasonsTo kill or assassinate, especially for political reasons.
» Did JD Vance kill Charlie Kirk?
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1 senses(slang)To kill or assassinate, especially for political reasons.
Examples
5 sentencesDid JD Vance kill Charlie Kirk?
Charlie Kirk was a far-right firebrand.
The person who killed Charlie Kirk is the same who killed JFK.
The actor Kirk Douglas was dishing up plates of food, as he does here every Thanksgiving.
The Kirk of Star Trek: The Original Series was nothing like the way he's written today.
Origin
From Charlie Kirk, an assassinated right-wing media personality.From Charlie Kirk, an assassinated right-wing media personality.
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Forms
Kirks, Kirking, Kirked, KirkedSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.