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Meaning of 'kill'
Meaning of 'kill' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Kill 
[ n.]
- A kiln. [ n.]- 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.
2. Kill [ v. t.]
- To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or
by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. [ v. t.]- To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book.
- To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind.
- To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid.
Meaning of 'kill' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. kill [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
Example in sentence:
- the pilot reported two kills during the mission
2. kill [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- deprive of life
- deprive of life
Example in sentence:
- AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
Meaning (3):
- be fatal
- be fatal
Example in sentence:
- cigarettes kill;
- drunken driving kills
Meaning (4):
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Example in sentence:
- Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
Meaning (5):
- drink down entirely
- drink down entirely
Example in sentence:
- He downed three martinis before dinner;
- She killed a bottle of brandy that night;
- They popped a few beer after work
Meaning (6):
- hit with great force
- hit with great force
Example in sentence:
- He killed the ball
Meaning (7):
- thwart the passage of
- thwart the passage of
Example in sentence:
- he shot down the student's proposal;
- kill a motion
Meaning (8):
- cause to cease operating
- cause to cease operating
Example in sentence:
- kill the engine
Meaning (9):
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Example in sentence:
- kill these lines in the President's speech
Meaning (10):
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
Example in sentence:
- She killed the ball
Meaning (11):
- cause the death of, without intention
- cause the death of, without intention
Example in sentence:
- She was killed in the collision of three cars
Meaning (12):
- end or extinguish by forceful means
- end or extinguish by forceful means
Example in sentence:
- Stamp out poverty!
Meaning (13):
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
Example in sentence:
- The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
Meaning (14):
- tire out completely
- tire out completely
Example in sentence:
- The daily stress of her work is killing her
Meaning (15):
- be the source of great pain for
- be the source of great pain for
Example in sentence:
- These new shoes are killing me!
Meaning (16):
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Example in sentence:
- The farmer killed a pig for the holidays;
- This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
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