[
US
/ˈkɪɫ/
]
[ UK /kˈɪl/ ]
[ UK /kˈɪl/ ]
NOUN
- the act of terminating a life
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the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
the pilot reported two kills during the mission - the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
VERB
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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 -
cause the death of, without intention
She was killed in the collision of three cars -
destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods -
tire out completely
The daily stress of her work is killing her -
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 -
drink down entirely
He downed three martinis before dinner
They popped a few beer after work
She killed a bottle of brandy that night -
thwart the passage of
kill a motion
he shot down the student's proposal -
overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
The comedian was so funny, he was killing me! -
be fatal
cigarettes kill
drunken driving kills -
be the source of great pain for
These new shoes are killing me! -
end or extinguish by forceful means
Stamp out poverty! -
deprive of life
AIDS has killed thousands in Africa -
cause to cease operating
kill the engine -
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
kill these lines in the President's speech
How To Use kill In A Sentence
- The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.
- You just can't let a little thing like his being already dead get in the way of a good, irrational hatful desire to kill! Tom Cruise is a LOT OLDER than I thought
- It felt like chewing string dipped in weed killer, but within a couple of minutes the trembling in his limbs gave way to a kind of enervated thrumming and the pounding in his head subsided to a manageable level. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- I usually sqirt a drop or two on the front and back of my boots, and a few drops on a wick around the stand. i never used the buck pee though. i have used a couple of tarsal glands from a buck that my friend killed. had small buck circle the tree i hung it from a couple times. When to use What deer pee?
- Early plans for a bit of work were killed off when he lost his job.
- In a landmark case/decision, the Governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her.
- The report, which was based upon conversations with children who telephoned helplines, also claimed that the hidden problem of solvent abuse kills more children than drugs every year.
- His season may have turned on a couple of bits of skill and a small dash of luck. Times, Sunday Times
- One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House
- After her husband died, Mary tried to kill herself.