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kill
(k/I/l )

noun (n)

  • the act of terminating a life(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    killing, putting to death
    source: wordnet30
  • the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile(noun.act)
    Example:
    The pilot reported two kills during the mission.
    source: wordnet30
  • A kiln.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The act of killing.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank.
    The farmer killed a pig for the holidays.
    source: wordnet30
  • thwart the passage of(verb.social)
    Example:
    Kill a motion.
    Synonym:
    defeat, shoot down, vote down, vote out
    source: wordnet30
  • end or extinguish by forceful means(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    stamp out
    source: wordnet30
  • be fatal(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Cigarettes kill.
    Drunken driving kills.
    source: wordnet30
  • be the source of great pain for(verb.perception)
    Example:
    These new shoes are killing me!.
    source: wordnet30
  • overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!.
    source: wordnet30
  • hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games(verb.contact)
    Example:
    She killed the ball.
    source: wordnet30
  • hit with great force(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He killed the ball.
    source: wordnet30
  • deprive of life(verb.contact)
    Example:
    AIDS has killed thousands in Africa.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause the death of, without intention(verb.contact)
    Example:
    She was killed in the collision of three cars.
    source: wordnet30
  • drink down entirely(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    She killed a bottle of brandy that night.
    Synonym:
    belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pop, pour down, toss off
    source: wordnet30
  • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase(verb.change)
    Example:
    Kill these lines in the President's speech.
    Synonym:
    obliterate, wipe out
    source: wordnet30
  • tire out completely(verb.change)
    Example:
    The daily stress of her work is killing her.
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to cease operating(verb.change)
    Example:
    Kill the engine.
    source: wordnet30
  • destroy a vitally essential quality of or in(verb.change)
    Example:
    Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods.
    source: wordnet30
  • To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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