 killing |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an event that causes someone to die | |
| Synonyms: | violent_death | |
| Related terms: | fatality kill | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of terminating a life | |
| Synonyms: | kill putting_to_death | |
| Related terms: | termination murder death shooting slaughter suicide suffocation massacre homicide sacrifice immolation fell genocide manslaughter euthanasia deathblow electrocution decapitation lynching poisoning dispatch regicide kill kill | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (informal) very funny | |
| Synonyms: | sidesplitting | |
| Examples: | "a killing joke" "sidesplitting antics" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism humorous | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] having a debilitating effect | |
| Synonyms: | exhausting draining | |
| Examples: | "a killing job in the hot sun" |
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| Related terms: | debilitating | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (informal) a very large profit | |
| Synonyms: | cleanup | |
| Related terms: | net_income colloquialism | |
| Similar spelling: |
Killings killingly Killinger Killins Kelling |
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