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Kill
kɪl
- cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)
"her father was killed in a car crash"
murder cause the death of take/end the life of do away with make away with assassinate do to death eliminate terminate dispatch finish off put to death execute- 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
- (of an animal) yield (a specified amount of meat) when slaughtered
"the lambs kill out at 20 kg deadweight"
- put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something)
"two fast goals from Dublin killed any hopes of a famous Sligo victory"
destroy put an end to bring to an end be the end of end extinguish dash quell quash ruin wreck shatter smash crush scotch veto defeat vote down rule against reject throw out overrule stop block put a stop to put an end to quash overturn disallow- stop (a computer program or process)
- switch off (a light or engine)
- delete (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"
- hit (the ball) so that it cannot be returned
- neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)
"the sauce would kill the taste of the herbs"
- consume the entire contents of (a bottle containing an alcoholic drink)
"I killed a rather good bottle of Fleurie"
- overwhelm (someone) with an emotion
"the suspense is killing me"
overwhelm take someone's breath away leave speechless shake move stir stun amaze astonish stagger dumbfound- overexert oneself
"I killed myself carrying those things home"
- used hyperbolically to indicate that someone will be extremely angry with (another person)
"my boss will kill me for saying this"
- 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"