[
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
- 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?
- His season may have turned on a couple of bits of skill and a small dash of luck. Times, Sunday Times
- The screen is a bit of overkill because the audience is not that far from the center of action on the hot shop floor.
- Early plans for a bit of work were killed off when he lost his job.
- We had 24 people that were killed outright on the bus, of the 40 patients that were on there.
- Jane's language skills enabled her to forge ahead on the career ladder.
- 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.
- Because wheat emerges so quickly, weeds must be killed before drilling using tillage or contact herbicides.
