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kill

/ kill /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
Type of:
destruction devastation
verb Sense 2
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"
"he shot down the student''s proposal"
Type of:
veto blackball negative
Derived:
defeat licking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
be the source of great pain for
"These new shoes are killing me!"
Type of:
hurt ache suffer
Derived:
killer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
Type of:
overwhelm overpower sweep over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
"She killed the ball"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
sport athletics
verb Sense 6
hit with great force
"He killed the ball"
Type of:
hit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
sport athletics
verb Sense 7
deprive of life
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
Kinds of:
strike down
Derived:
killing putting to death
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 8
cause the death of, without intention
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
Kinds of:
electrocute
Derived:
killing putting to death cause of death killer violent death
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 9
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"
Kinds of:
eliminate annihilate extinguish eradicate wipe out
Derived:
killing putting to death cause of death killer slayer
Causes:
die decease perish
See also:
exterminate kill off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 10
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
"kill these lines in the President''s speech"
Type of:
take away take out
Derived:
destruction demolition wipeout eradication obliteration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 11
tire out completely
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Type of:
exhaust wash up beat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 12
cause to cease operating
"kill the engine"
Type of:
switch off cut turn off
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 13
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
Type of:
destroy destruct
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 14
be fatal
"cigarettes kill"
"drunken driving kills"
Type of:
be
Derived:
killing putting to death
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 15
end or extinguish by forceful means
"Stamp out poverty!"
Type of:
end terminate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 16
the act of terminating a life
Type of:
termination ending conclusion
Kinds of:
deathblow coup de grace death euthanasia mercy killing
verb Sense 17
drink down entirely
"He downed three martinis before dinner"
"She killed a bottle of brandy that night"
"They popped a few beer after work"
Type of:
drink imbibe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
17
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
70
Times Searched
3
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