Burke

v. t.	1.	To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold for dissection. [imp. & p. p. Burked ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Burking.]
	2.	To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question. The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by such a mass of a affidavits. - C. Reade.

Noun	1.	Burke - English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) Synonyms: Edmund Burke
	2.	Burke - United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Synonyms: Burk, Calamity Jane, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke
Verb	1.	burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body
	2.	burke - get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue"

bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, polish off, remove, slay