1. (

• Burke ,
• Edmund_Burke

) British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) ;

2. (

• Burk ,
• Martha_Jane_Burk ,
• Burke ,
• Martha_Jane_Burke ,
• Calamity_Jane

) United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) ;

1. (

• burke

) murder without leaving a trace on the body ;

2. (

• burke

) get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" ;