kill
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- the act of terminating a lifeSynonyms: killingputting to death
- the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile“the pilot reported two kills during the mission”
Verb (15)
- cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly“This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank”“The farmer killed a pig for the holidays”
- thwart the passage of“kill a motion”“he shot down the student's proposal”Synonyms: shoot downdefeatvote downvote out
- end or extinguish by forceful means“Stamp out poverty!”Synonyms: stamp out
- be fatal“cigarettes kill”“drunken driving kills”
- be the source of great pain for“These new shoes are killing me!”
- overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration“The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!”
- hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games“She killed the ball”
- hit with great force“He killed the ball”
- deprive of life“AIDS has killed thousands in Africa”
- cause the death of, without intention“She was killed in the collision of three cars”
- drink down entirely“He downed three martinis before dinner”“She killed a bottle of brandy that night”“They popped a few beer after work”Synonyms: toss offpopbolt downbelt downpour downdowndrink down
- mark for deletion, rub off, or erase“kill these lines in the President's speech”Synonyms: obliteratewipe out
- tire out completely“The daily stress of her work is killing her”
- cause to cease operating“kill the engine”
- destroy a vitally essential quality of or in“Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. [1913 Webster]
Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
3.To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind; new sound insultation killed the loud noises from outside. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Be comforted, good madam; the great rage, You see, is killed in him.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
4.To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize; as, alkali kills acid. [1913 Webster]
5.To waste or spend unprofitably; -- usually used of time; as, he killed an hour waiting for the doctor to see him. [PJC]
6.To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article, etc.), after it has been written; as, they killed the article after getting threats of a lawsuit. [PJC]
To kill time, to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.
Syn: To murder; assassinate; slay; butcher; destroy. -- To Kill, Murder, Assassinate. To kill does not necessarily mean any more than to deprive of life. A man may kill another by accident or in self-defense, without the imputation of guilt. To murder is to kill with malicious forethought and intention. To assassinate is to murder suddenly and by stealth. The sheriff may kill without murdering; the duelist murders, but does not assassinate his antagonist; the assassin kills and murders.
1.The act of killing.
"There is none like to me!" says the cub in the pride of his earliest kill.— Kipling.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.
If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all in thy pride.— Kipling.[Webster 1913 Suppl.]