kill
/kɪl/
noun/kɪl/
/kɪl/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
The act of killing.
“The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.”
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Meaning 2 · noun
Specifically, the death blow.
“The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.”
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Meaning 3 · noun
The result of killing; that which has been killed.
“The fox dragged its kill back to its den.”
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Meaning 4 · noun
The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.
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Meaning 5 · verb
To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
“Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.”
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Meaning 6 · verb
To render inoperative.
“He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.”
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Meaning 7 · verb
To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
“My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.”
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Meaning 8 · verb
To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
“That joke always kills me.”
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Meaning 9 · verb
To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.
“These tight shoes are killing my feet.”
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Meaning 10 · verb
To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.
“It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.”
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Meaning 11 · verb
To use up or to waste.
“He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."”
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Meaning 12 · verb
To exert an overwhelming effect on.
“Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.”
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Meaning 13 · verb
To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.
“The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.”
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Meaning 14 · verb
To force a company out of business.
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Meaning 15 · verb
To produce intense pain.
“You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.”
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Meaning 16 · verb
To punish severely.
“My parents are going to kill me!”
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Meaning 17 · verb
To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.
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Meaning 18 · verb
To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.
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Meaning 19 · verb
To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.
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Meaning 20 · verb
To cause to assume the value zero.
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Meaning 21 · verb
(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.
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Meaning 22 · verb
To deadmelt.
How this word is used
- Everyday “The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives.”
- General “The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head.”
- General “The fox dragged its kill back to its den.”
- Everyday “Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined.”
- General “He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.”
- General “My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes.”
- General “That joke always kills me.”
- General “These tight shoes are killing my feet.”
- General “It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries.”
- General “He told the bartender, pointing at the bottle of scotch he planned to consume, "Leave it, I'm going to kill the bottle."”
- General “Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer.”
- General “The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations.”
- General “You don't ever want to get rabies. The doctor will have to give you multiple shots and they really kill.”
- General “My parents are going to kill me!”
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