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Softkill

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hardkillnounAlternative spelling of hard kill. [(military) The neutralization of an incoming munition by destroying it rather than avoiding it.]
killoffnounAlternative form of kill-off. [The process of killing something off; an elimination.]
softpointnounAlternative form of soft point. [(firearms) A bullet with such a tip.]
softblockverbAlternative form of soft-block. [(Internet, transitive) To block (a user) on social media and then immediately unblock them, so that the user will (perhaps unknowingly) no longer follow or engage with the blocking user's posts.]
killswitchnounAlternative spelling of kill switch. [A security measure used to switch off a device in an emergency.]
no scopenounAlternative spelling of no-scope. [(video games, slang) A kill with a sniper rifle performed without scoping in.]
death blownounAlternative form of deathblow. [A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.]
dropshotnounAlternative form of drop shot. [(sports) In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.]
thrill killingnounAlternative form of thrill kill. [(idiomatic) An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.]
knock-outnounAlternative form of knockout. [The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.]
coup de gracenounAlternative spelling of coup de grâce. [A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.]
dead-meltverbAlternative form of deadmelt. [(metallurgy) To melt steel at high temperatures in order to deoxidize it.]
murder-holenounA deep pit used for drowning malefactors as a punishment.
winter killnounAlternative form of winterkill. [The mortality resulting from lethal wintry conditions among a human, animal, and/or vegetal population.]
slowmatchnounAlternative spelling of slow match. [A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.]
stop lossnounAlternative form of stop-loss. [(US, military, uncountable) A requirement for soldiers to remain in service beyond their normal discharge date.]
noscopenounAlternative spelling of no-scope. [(video games, slang) A kill with a sniper rifle performed without scoping in.]
shoot-outnounAlternative spelling of shootout. [A decisive battle, especially a gunfight.]
shoot-'em-upnounAlternative spelling of shoot 'em up. [(idiomatic, film, television, literature, video games) A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.]
gunlinenounA line or cable that can be shot across a gap.

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