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Kill

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

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📖 Definitions of "Kill"

noun

1
The act of killing.
"The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."
2
Specifically, the death blow.
"The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."
3
The result of killing; that which has been killed.
"The fox dragged its kill back to its den."
4
The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

verb

1
To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."
2
To render inoperative.
"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."
3
To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.
"My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."
4
To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.
"That joke always kills me."

🔄 Synonyms of "Kill"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
obliterateverb	(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
downverb	(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
defeatnoun	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
wipe outverb	(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
toss offverb	(British, vulgar, slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
belt downverb	(weather) To beat down on the surface.
pour downverb	(intransitive) To rain heavily.
putting to deathnoun	the act of terminating a life
stamp outverb	(transitive) To get rid of totally; to eradicate.
vote downverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
vote outverb	(transitive or intransitive) To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
drink downverb	(transitive) To drink all of (something).
bolt downverb	(transitive) To eat a large amount of food quickly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kill"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
obliterateverb	(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.
wipe outverb	(transitive) To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate.
downverb	(transitive) To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
vote outverb	(transitive or intransitive) To expel the holder of an office or other position through an act of voting.
vote downverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To defeat (some measure or candidate) by a majority vote.
defeatverb	(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
stamp outverb	(transitive) To get rid of totally; to eradicate.
pour downverb	(intransitive) To rain heavily.
toss offverb	(British, vulgar, slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
belt downverb	(weather) To beat down on the surface.
bolt downverb	(transitive) To eat a large amount of food quickly.
drink downverb	(transitive) To drink all of (something).
putting to deathnoun	the act of terminating a life
exterminateverb	(transitive) To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally.
annihilateverb	To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
slayverb	(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
eliminateverb	(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
destructionnoun	The act of destroying.
eradicateverb	(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.
slainnoun	(with "the") Those who have been killed.