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Meaning of 'kill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Kill [ n.]
- A kiln.
- 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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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]
Meaning (2):
- deprive of life
Example in sentence:
  • AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
Meaning (3):
- be fatal
Example in sentence:
  • cigarettes kill;
  • drunken driving kills
Meaning (4):
- 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
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
Example in sentence:
  • He killed the ball
Meaning (7):
- thwart the passage of
Example in sentence:
  • he shot down the student's proposal;
  • kill a motion
Meaning (8):
- cause to cease operating
Example in sentence:
  • kill the engine
Meaning (9):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • She killed the ball
Meaning (11):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • Stamp out poverty!
Meaning (13):
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
Example in sentence:
  • The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
Meaning (14):
- tire out completely
Example in sentence:
  • The daily stress of her work is killing her
Meaning (15):
- 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
Meaning (16):
- be the source of great pain for
Example in sentence:
  • These new shoes are killing me!

Nearby Words:

kilderkin kill-joy killdee killdeer killed killer killesse killifish killigrew killikinick

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