English to English
kill
(k/I/l
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noun (n)
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile(noun.act)Example:
The pilot reported two kills during the mission.
source: wordnet30 - A kiln.(noun)source: webster1913
- A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.(noun)source: webster1913
- The act of killing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly(verb.contact)Example:
This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank.
The farmer killed a pig for the holidays.
source: wordnet30 - thwart the passage of(verb.social)Example:
Kill a motion.
source: wordnet30 - be fatal(verb.stative)Example:
Cigarettes kill.
Drunken driving kills.
source: wordnet30 - be the source of great pain for(verb.perception)Example:
These new shoes are killing me!.
source: wordnet30 - overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration(verb.emotion)Example:
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!.
source: wordnet30 - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games(verb.contact)Example:
She killed the ball.
source: wordnet30 - hit with great force(verb.contact)Example:
He killed the ball.
source: wordnet30 - deprive of life(verb.contact)Example:
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa.
source: wordnet30 - cause the death of, without intention(verb.contact)Example:
She was killed in the collision of three cars.
source: wordnet30 - mark for deletion, rub off, or erase(verb.change)Example:
Kill these lines in the President's speech.
source: wordnet30 - tire out completely(verb.change)Example:
The daily stress of her work is killing her.
source: wordnet30 - cause to cease operating(verb.change)Example:
Kill the engine.
source: wordnet30 - destroy a vitally essential quality of or in(verb.change)Example:
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods.
source: wordnet30 - To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay.(verb)source: webster1913