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   Kill

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   verb

   • 1. cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing): "her father was killed in a car crash" Similar murdercause the death oftake/end the life ofdo away withmake away withassassinatedo to deatheliminateterminatedispatchfinish offput to deathexecuteslaughterbutchermassacrewipe outdestroyannihilateeraseeradicateexterminateextirpatedecimatemow downshoot downcut downcut to piecesput downput to sleepinformal:bump offpolish offdo indo forknock offtoptake outcroakstiffblow awayliquidatedispose oficeoffrub outwastewhackscragsmokeliterary:slay
   • ▪ get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers: "there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations"
   • ▪ (of a writer) bring about the “death” of a fictional character.
   • 2. put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something): "the committee voted to kill the project" Similar destroyput an end tobring to an endbe the end ofendextinguishdashquellquashruinwreckshattersmashcrushscotchstopblockfrustratethwartput a stop topreventdefeatderailinformal:put paid todo forput the lid onput the kibosh onstymiequeerscupperdishvetodefeatvote downrule againstrejectthrow outoverrulestopblockput a stop toput an end toquashoverturndisallowinformal:give the thumbs down tosquashOpposite facilitatepassaccept
   • ▪ stop (a computer program or process).
   • ▪ switch off (a light or engine). informal Similar turn offswitch offstopstop workingshut offshut downcutcut outdeactivateput outturn outextinguishOpposite start
   • ▪ delete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer. informal Similar deletewipe outeraseremovedestroyrub outcut outcutcancelget rid ofexpungeobliterateeliminateinformal:zap
   • ▪ (in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop: "after killing the ball with his chest, he brushed past Reeves"
   • ▪ (in tennis and similar games) hit (the ball) so forcefully that it cannot be returned.
   • ▪ neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality): "the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs" Similar muffledeadenstifledampendamp downsmotherreducediminishdecreasesuppressabatetone downmoderatesilencemutestillsoftenquellquieten downquiet downalleviateassuagesootheallaytake the edge offmitigatedullbluntmaskdeadenstiflesuppresssubdueweakenabatequellget rid ofput an end toOpposite amplifyintensify
   • ▪ consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink): informal "I killed a rather good bottle of Fleurie"
   • 3. overwhelm (someone) with an emotion: informal "the suspense is killing me" Similar overwhelmtake someone's breath awayleave speechlessshakemovestirstunamazeastonishstaggerdumbfoundinformal:bowl overblow awayknock sidewaysblow someone's mindknock for sixflabbergast
   • ▪ overexert oneself: "I killed myself carrying those things home" Similar exhaustwear outtire outovertaxovertirefatiguewearysapdraintaxstraindebilitateenervateprostrateinformal:knock outfag outshatterknackerOpposite refreshrevitalize
   • ▪ used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person): "my parents will kill me if they catch me out here"
   • ▪ cause pain or anguish to: "my feet are killing me" Similar hurtgive pain tocause pain tocause agony topaintorturetormentcause discomfort tobe agonizingbe excruciatingbe painfulbe sorebe uncomfortable
   • 4. pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event: "when he reached the station he found he actually had an hour to kill" Similar while awayuse upfill upfill infilloccupybeguilepassspendexpendfritter awaywaste

   noun

   • 1. an act of killing, especially of one animal by another: "a lion has made a kill" Similar death blowkillingact of killingdispatchconclusionendingfinishendclimaxcoup de grâce
   • ▪ an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal: "the vulture is able to survey the land and locate a fresh kill" Similar preyquarryvictimbag
   • ▪ an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, tank, etc.: "the engagement resulted in fifty-one tank kills" Similar death blowkillingact of killingdispatchconclusionendingfinishendclimaxcoup de grâce
   • ▪ (in tennis and similar games) a very forceful shot that cannot be returned.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘strike, beat’, also ‘put to death’): probably of Germanic origin and related to quell. The noun originally denoted a stroke or blow.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › killKill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of KILL is to deprive of life : cause the death of. How to use kill in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Kill.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryKILL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   KILL meaning: 1. to cause someone or something to die: 2. to stop or destroy a relationship, activity, or…. Learn more.

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   to destroy; extinguish; do away with: His response killed our hopes. to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor. to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › killKill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To kill is to end the life of some living being or something else. So, you could kill a deer by shooting it with a hunting rifle or kill a bill by voting against it.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishkill verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of kill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishKILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person, animal, or other living thing is killed, something or someone causes them to die. More than 1,000 people have been killed by the armed forces. [be VERB -ed] He had attempted to kill himself on several occasions. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Cattle should be killed cleanly and humanely.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishKILL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   KILL definition: 1. to make someone or something die: 2. used to say that someone will be very angry with someone…. Learn more.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › killKill Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   in at. Present at the moment of triumph. American Heritage. go (in) for the kill. to make a strong or aggressive effort to win or succeed. Webster's New World. in at the kill. present when the hunted animal is killed. present at the end or climax of some action.

10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › killkill - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    4 days ago · or render void; to terminate . 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 244: He closed the boot, walked round to the kerbside and bent to peer into the car's interior, his face pressed to the passenger window, his hands shading his eyes to kill the reflection. The editor decided to kill the story.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americankill noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    noun. /kɪl/ [usually singular] an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill. The plane prepared to move in for the kill. (figurative) I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process). Join us.