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| 1. | [ verb ] cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly | |
| Examples: | "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank" "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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| Related terms: | shoot murder erase strangle exterminate smother butcher liquidate massacre eliminate execute stone decapitate sacrifice dismember drown poison assassinate lynch overlie electrocute brain saber sabre poison zap put_away impale take_off commit_suicide martyr dispatch destroy tomahawk decimate draw frag exterminate killing killing die | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of terminating a life | |
| Synonyms: | killing putting_to_death | |
| Related terms: | termination murder death shooting suicide slaughter massacre homicide suffocation sacrifice immolation fell genocide manslaughter euthanasia poisoning electrocution decapitation lynching regicide dispatch deathblow | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile | |
| Examples: | "the pilot reported two kills during the mission" |
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| Related terms: | destruction | |
| 4. | [ verb ] end or extinguish by forceful means | |
| Synonyms: | stamp_out | |
| Examples: | "Stamp out poverty!" |
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| Related terms: | end end | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (politics) thwart the passage of | |
| Synonyms: | defeat vote_down shoot_down vote_out | |
| Examples: | "kill a motion" "he shot down the student's proposal" |
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| Related terms: | veto defeat | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cause the death of, without intention | |
| Examples: | "She was killed in the collision of three cars" |
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| Related terms: | electrocute killing | |
| 7. | [ verb ] be fatal | |
| Examples: | "cigarettes kill" "drunken driving kills" |
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| Related terms: | be killing | |
| 8. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30172 | |
| 9. | [ verb ] drink down entirely | |
| Synonyms: | down bolt_down pour_down belt_down drink_down pop toss_off | |
| Examples: | "He downed three martinis before dinner" "She killed a bottle of brandy that night" "They popped a few beer after work" |
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| Related terms: | drink | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (sport) hit with great force, in sports | |
| Examples: | "He killed the ball" |
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| Related terms: | hit sport | |
| 11. | [ verb ] deprive of life | |
| Examples: | "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa" |
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| Related terms: | strike_down killing | |
| 12. | [ verb ] cause to cease operating | |
| Examples: | "kill the engine" |
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| Related terms: | switch_off | |
| 13. | [ verb ] overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration | |
| Examples: | "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" |
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| Related terms: | overwhelm | |
| 14. | [ verb ] hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games | |
| Examples: | "She killed the ball" |
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| Related terms: | hit sport | |
| 15. | [ verb ] be the source of great pain for | |
| Examples: | "These new shoes are killing me!" |
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| Related terms: | hurt killer | |
| 16. | [ verb ] mark for deletion, rub off, or erase, as of writings | |
| Synonyms: | obliterate wipe_out | |
| Examples: | "kill these lines in the President's speech" |
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| Related terms: | take_away destruction | |
| 17. | [ verb ] tire out completely | |
| Examples: | "The daily stress of her work is killing her" |
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| Related terms: | exhaust exhaust | |
| 18. | [ verb ] destroy a vitally essential quality of or in | |
| Examples: | "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" |
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| Related terms: | destroy | |
| Similar spelling: |
kilo Kile Kiel kiley Kiely Kiliwi Kiliwa |
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