Definition of Kill in English :
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Kill meaning in English
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Kill
see synonyms of killNoun
2. kill
the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
Example Sentences:'the pilot reported two kills during the mission'
Verb
3. kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Example Sentences:'This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank''The farmer killed a pig for the holidays'
4. defeat, kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out
thwart the passage of
Example Sentences:'kill a motion''he shot down the student's proposal'
6. kill
be fatal
Example Sentences:'cigarettes kill''drunken driving kills'
7. kill
be the source of great pain for
Example Sentences:'These new shoes are killing me!'
8. kill
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
Example Sentences:'The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!'
9. kill
hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
Example Sentences:'She killed the ball'
10. kill
hit with great force
Example Sentences:'He killed the ball'
11. kill
deprive of life
Example Sentences:'AIDS has killed thousands in Africa'
12. kill
cause the death of, without intention
Example Sentences:'She was killed in the collision of three cars'
13. belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off
drink down entirely
Example Sentences:'He downed three martinis before dinner''She killed a bottle of brandy that night''They popped a few beer after work'
14. kill, obliterate, wipe out
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
Example Sentences:'kill these lines in the President's speech'
15. kill
tire out completely
Example Sentences:'The daily stress of her work is killing her'
16. kill
cause to cease operating
Example Sentences:'kill the engine'
17. kill
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Example Sentences:'Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Kill
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Kill
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Kill
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