kill

nouns

the act of terminating a life
kill, killing, putting to death
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
destruction, devastation

verbs

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"
kill
is derived from
killable
is derived from
killer
is derived from
killer
is derived from
killing
is derived from
killing
see also
kill off
verb group
cause the death of, without intention
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
kill
causes
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out
end or extinguish by forceful means
"Stamp out poverty!"
kill, stamp out
be fatal
"cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
"John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be
be the source of great pain for
"These new shoes are killing me!"
kill
is derived from
killer
is a type of (narrower)
feel physical pain
"Were you hurting after the accident?"
ache, hurt, suffer
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
"She killed the ball"
kill
verb group
hit with great force
"He killed the ball"
kill
domain category
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletics, sport
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
hit
hit with great force
"He killed the ball"
kill
verb group
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
"She killed the ball"
kill
domain category
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
athletics, sport
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
hit
deprive of life
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
kill
verb group
cause the death of, without intention
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
kill
cause the death of, without intention
"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
kill
is derived from
killer
is derived from
killing
verb group
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"
kill
verb group
deprive of life
"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
kill
drink down entirely
"He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
"kill these lines in the President's speech"
kill, obliterate, wipe out
tire out completely
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
kill
verb group
cause to cease operating
"kill the engine"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
wear out completely
"This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up
cause to cease operating
"kill the engine"
kill
verb group
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
kill
verb group
tire out completely
"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
"Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
cut, switch off, turn off, turn out
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
kill
verb group
cause to cease operating
"kill the engine"
kill
is a type of (narrower)
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
destroy, destruct