bump off
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Past Participle
bumped off
1
to kill someone, typically in a deliberate, sudden, or violent manner
- The mob boss ordered his men to bump off the traitor.
- In the movie, the villain tried to bump off the hero's partner.
- Rumor has it that he was bumped off for knowing too much.
- They planned to bump her off and make it look like an accident.
- The detective suspected someone had bumped off the witness before the trial.
2
to lose connection to the Internet suddenly
- During peak hours, multiple users may be bumped off due to heavy traffic on the network.
- System updates can occasionally bump off users for a short period.
- A sudden power outage can easily bump off your online gaming session.
- She mistakenly unplugged the modem, and it bumped everyone off the network.
- Network congestion may result in people being bumped off intermittently.