- verbkill (verb) · kills (third person present) · killed (past tense) · killed (past participle) · killing (present participle)
- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):"her father was killed in a car crash" · "a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood"
- (kill someone or something off)get rid of or destroy completely, especially in large numbers:"there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations"
- (kill someone off)(of a writer) bring about the “death” of a fictional character.
- put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something):"the committee voted to kill the project"
- stop (a computer program or process).
- informalswitch off (a light or engine).
- informaldelete (a line, paragraph, or file) from a document or computer.
- (in soccer or other ball games) make (the ball) stop:"after killing the ball with his chest, he brushed past Reeves"
- tennis(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"
- informalconsume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink):"I killed a rather good bottle of Fleurie"
- informaloverwhelm (someone) with an emotion:"the suspense is killing me"
- (kill oneself)overexert oneself:"I killed myself carrying those things home"
- 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"
- 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"
nounkill (noun) · kills (plural noun)- an act of killing, especially of one animal by another:"a lion has made a kill"
- 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"
- informalan act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, tank, etc.:"the engagement resulted in fifty-one tank kills"
- (in tennis and similar games) a very forceful shot that cannot be returned.
OriginMiddle 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.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):
- put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something):
- overwhelm (someone) with an emotion:
- pass (time, or a specified amount of it), typically while waiting for a particular event:
noun- an act of killing, especially of one animal by another:
- an animal or animals killed, either by a hunter or by another animal:
- an act of destroying or disabling an enemy aircraft, submarine, tank, etc.:
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