Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - murder

~1 n 1 the crime of deliberately killing someone  (He is charged with the horrific murder of two young boys. | commit (a) murder)  (4600 murders were committed in the US in 1975. | the murder weapon)  (- compare manslaughter) 2 unnecessary loss of human life caused by stupidity, especially in war  (Sending untrained men into the battle was sheer murder.) 3 get away with murder informal if someone gets away with murder they are not punished for their actions and are allowed to do anything they want  (She lets those kids get away with murder.) 4 it's murder spoken used to say that something is very difficult or unpleasant  (It's murder trying to find somewhere to park in Cambridge these days.) 5 it's murder on your feet/back etc spoken used to say that something makes a part of your body feel very uncomfortable  (It's murder on your feet wearing high-heels all day.)  (- see also scream/shout blue murder blue1 (5)) ~2 v 1 to kill someone deliberately and illegally  (She murdered him for his money. | Thousands of civilians have been brutally murdered by right-wing death squads. | the murdered man)  (- see kill1) 2 informal to spoil a song, play etc completely by performing it very badly  (It's a beautiful song, but they murdered it.) 3 informal to defeat someone completely  (They murdered us in the final.) 4 I could murder a beer/pizza etc BrE spoken used to say that you very much want to eat or drink something 5 sb will murder you spoken used to tell someone that another person will be very angry with them  (Your dad'll murder you when he hears about it.)