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English to English noun
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the act of terminating a life |  | source: wordnet30
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the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile | | Example: the pilot reported two kills during the mission
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A kiln. | | source: webster1913
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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. | | source: webster1913
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The act of killing. | | source: webster1913 verb
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cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly | | Example: This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank
The farmer killed a pig for the holidays
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thwart the passage of | | Example: kill a motion
he shot down the student's proposal
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end or extinguish by forceful means | | Example: Stamp out poverty!
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be fatal | | Example: cigarettes kill
drunken driving kills
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be the source of great pain for | | Example: These new shoes are killing me!
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overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration | | Example: The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!
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hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games | | Example: She killed the ball
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hit with great force | | Example: He killed the ball
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deprive of life | | Example: AIDS has killed thousands in Africa
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cause the death of, without intention | | Example: She was killed in the collision of three cars
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drink down entirely | | Example: He downed three martinis before dinner
She killed a bottle of brandy that night
They popped a few beer after work
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mark for deletion, rub off, or erase | | Example: kill these lines in the President's speech
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| 18 |
tire out completely | | Example: The daily stress of her work is killing her
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cause to cease operating | | Example: kill the engine
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destroy a vitally essential quality of or in | | Example: Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods
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To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means; to render inanimate; to put to death; to slay. | | source: webster1913
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