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burked

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. burked(p)adjective

    suppressed quietly or indirectly

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  1. burked

    Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by the inability of a person to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death. In 2015, about 9.8 million cases of unintentional suffocation occurred which resulted in 35,600 deaths. The word asphyxia is from Ancient Greek α- "without" and σφύξις sphyxis, "squeeze" (throb of heart).

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  1. burked

    "Burked" generally refers to being suffocated or stifled, or the act of suppressing or avoiding something. The term originated from the notorious 19th century murderers Burke and Hare, who killed their victims by suffocation. The word is often used in figurative contexts, such as "the conversation was burked" or "the topic was deliberately burked in the discussion".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Burked

    of Burke

Wikidata

  1. Burked

    Grissom and crew are called in after high roller Tony Braun, a known drug addict, is found dead in his house by a gardener. Since drug paraphernalia is discovered near his body and it is also determined that he had recently inhaled heroin, the cause of death is at first thought to be an overdose. But further examination of the corpse reveals that Braun had been restrained at some point with duct tape, leading Grissom to believe that the victim was forced to ingest lethal amounts of heroin and, perhaps, other drugs.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of burked in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of burked in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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