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kill
/kɪl/
Synonyms of kill Antonyms of kill Examples of kill Usage of kill Parts of kill Definition that contains kill Words sounding like kill Explanation of kill

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Definitions of kill
  1. verb
    mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
    "kill these lines in the President's speech"

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    obliterate wipe out
    type of:
    take out take away
  2. verb
    end or extinguish by forceful means

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    stamp out
    type of:
    end terminate
  3. verb
    thwart the passage of
    "kill a motion"

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    defeat shoot down vote down vote out
  4. verb
    drink down entirely
    "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"

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    belt down bolt down down drink down pop pour down toss off
    type of:
    imbibe drink
  5. noun
    the act of terminating a life

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    killing putting to death
  6. verb
    be fatal
    "cigarettes kill" "drunken driving kills"
    type of:
    be
  7. verb
    be the source of great pain for
    "These new shoes are killing me!"
    type of:
    hurt suffer ache
  8. verb
    cause the death of, without intention
    "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
  9. verb
    cause to cease operating
    "kill the engine"
  10. verb
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
    "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank" "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
  11. verb
    deprive of life
    "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
  12. verb
    destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
    "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
    type of:
    destruct destroy
  13. verb
    hit with great force
    "He killed the ball"
    type of:
    hit
  14. verb
    hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
    "She killed the ball"
    type of:
    hit
  15. verb
    overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
    "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
  16. noun
    the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
    type of:
    body dead body
  17. noun
    the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
    "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
  18. verb
    tire out completely
    "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Examples of kill
  • "kill these lines in the President's speech"
  • "kill a motion"
  • "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"
  • "cigarettes kill"
  • "drunken driving kills"
  • "These new shoes are killing me!"
  • "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
  • "kill the engine"
  • "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"
  • "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
  • "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
  • "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
  • "He killed the ball"
  • "She killed the ball"
  • "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
  • "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
  • "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
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