noun
- a stupid or incompetent person
Usage: informal; chiefly British
verb
- to suppress or smother (a scandal, criticism, etc.); to hush up
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- He made a complete burk of himself at the meeting.
- Don't be such a burk—you had one job to do.
- The company tried to burk the safety report.
- They attempted to burk the scandal by refusing to comment.
- He's no burk; he's actually quite clever.
- The media refused to burk the story despite pressure from officials.