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suicide
Noun
  • Intentional killing of oneself. uncountable
  • A particular instance of a person intentionally killing himself or herself, or of multiple people doing so. countable
  • A person who has intentionally killed him/herself. countable
  • An action which could have the literal or figurative death of a person or organization as its consequence, although death is not the aim of the action. figuratively
  • A beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain. countable
  • A diabolo trick where one of the sticks is released and allowed to rotate 360° round the diabolo until it is caught by the hand that released it.
  • A run comprising a series of sprints of increasing lengths, each followed immediately by a return to the start, with no pause between one sprint and the next. countable
  • A children's game of throwing a ball against a wall and at other players, who are eliminated by being struck.
  • pertaining to a suicide bombing; as suicide belt, suicide vest attributive
Verb
  • To kill oneself intentionally. intransitive
  • To kill (someone) and make their death appear to have been a suicide rather than a homicide . now especially as part of a conspiracy