1. kill - noun
· the act of terminating a life
Synonym(s): killing, putting_to_death
Hypernym(s): termination, ending, conclusion
2. kill - noun
· the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
Hypernym(s): destruction, devastation
3. kill - noun
· the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
4. kill - 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"
5. kill - verb
· thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
Synonym(s): shoot_down, defeat, vote_down, vote_out
Hypernym(s): veto, blackball, negative
6. kill - verb
· end or extinguish by forceful means; "Stamp out poverty!"
Synonym(s): stamp_out
7. kill - verb
· be fatal; "cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
Hypernym(s): be
8. kill - verb
· be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
Hypernym(s): hurt, ache, suffer
9. kill - verb
· overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
Hypernym(s): overwhelm, overpower, sweep_over, whelm, overcome, overtake
10. kill - verb
· hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
11. kill - verb
· hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
Hypernym(s): hit
12. kill - verb
· deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
13. kill - verb
· cause the death of, without intention; "She was killed in the collision of three cars"
14. kill - verb
· drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
Synonym(s): toss_off, pop, bolt_down, belt_down, pour_down, down, drink_down
15. kill - verb
· mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
Synonym(s): obliterate, wipe_out
Hypernym(s): take_away, take_out
16. kill - verb
· tire out completely; "The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Hypernym(s): exhaust, wash_up, beat, tucker, tucker_out
17. kill - verb
· cause to cease operating; "kill the engine"
Hypernym(s): switch_off, cut, turn_off, turn_out
18. kill - verb
· destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
Hypernym(s): destroy, destruct
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