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Kill

/kɪl/

The act of killing.

📖 Definitions of "Kill"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of killing.

    "The assassin liked to make a clean kill, and thus favored small arms over explosives."

  2. 2

    Specifically, the death blow.

    "The hunter delivered the kill with a pistol shot to the head."

  3. 3

    The result of killing; that which has been killed.

    "The fox dragged its kill back to its den."

  4. 4

    The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.

verb
  1. 1

    To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

    "Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

  2. 2

    To render inoperative.

    "He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

  3. 3

    To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

    "My computer wouldn't respond until I killed some of the running processes."

  4. 4

    To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

    "That joke always kills me."

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