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kill > 17 senses
NOUN	1	kill, killing, putting to death	The act of terminating a life
NOUN	2	kill	The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
VERB	1	kill	Cause to die
	2	kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out	Thwart the passage of
	3	kill	Cause the death of, without intention
	4	kill, stamp out	End or extinguish by forceful means
	5	kill	Be fatal
	6	kill	Be the source of great pain for
	7	kill	Overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
	8	kill	Hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
	9	kill	Hit with great force
	10	kill	Deprive of life
	11	kill, toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down	Drink down entirely
	12	kill, obliterate, wipe out	Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
	13	kill	Tire out completely
	14	kill	Cause to cease operating
	15	kill	Destroy a vitally essential quality of or in

kill > pronunciation
Sounds	kih'l
Rhymes	Advil, anthill, Asheville, and 98 more rhymes in ihl...

kill > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of terminating a life.
Synonyms	killing, putting to death
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion
Narrower	deathblow, coup de grace; death; euthanasia, mercy killing; homicide; dispatch, despatch; fell; suicide, self-destruction, self-annihilation; slaughter; poisoning; suffocation, asphyxiation; sacrifice, ritual killing; electrocution; decapitation, beheading; genocide, race murder, racial extermination
Verbs	kill; kill; kill; kill

kill > noun 2, act
Meaning	The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile.
Examples	"the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
Broader	destruction, devastation
Verbs	kill

kill > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Cause to die. Put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	They want to kill the prisoners
Examples	"This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"
Similar to	kill
Cause to	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
See also	kill off
Narrower	eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off; decimate; drown; massacre, slaughter, mow down; erase, wipe out; butcher, slaughter; poison; stone, lapidate; poison; commit suicide; dispatch; zap, vaporize; sacrifice; take off; tomahawk; destroy; saber, sabre; overlie, overlay; brain; put away, put to sleep; neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in; exterminate, kill off; smother, asphyxiate, suffocate; strangle, strangulate, throttle; decapitate, behead, decollate; impale, stake; dismember; martyr; shed blood; murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove; assassinate; execute, put to death; draw, quarter, draw and quarter; lynch; shoot, pip; electrocute, fry
Entailed by	dress, dress out
Adjectives	killable; killable
Nouns	killing, kill; killer; killing; killer

kill > verb 2, social
Meaning	Thwart the passage of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"kill a motion"
Synonyms	shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
Broader	veto, blackball, negative

kill > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Cause the death of, without intention.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"She was killed in the collision of three cars"
Similar to	kill; kill
Narrower	electrocute
Nouns	kill; killing; killer

kill > verb 4, change
Meaning	End or extinguish by forceful means.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	stamp out
Broader	end, terminate

kill > verb 5, stative
Meaning	Be fatal.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"cigarettes kill"; "drunken driving kills"
Broader	be
Nouns	kill

kill > verb 6, perception
Meaning	Be the source of great pain for.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"These new shoes are killing me!"
Broader	hurt, ache, suffer
Nouns	killer

kill > verb 7, emotion
Meaning	Overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!"
Broader	overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake

kill > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She killed the ball"
Similar to	kill
Category	sport, athletics
Broader	hit

kill > verb 9, contact
Meaning	Hit with great force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"He killed the ball"
Similar to	kill
Category	sport, athletics
Broader	hit

kill > verb 10, contact
Meaning	Deprive of life.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"
Similar to	kill
Narrower	strike down
Nouns	kill

kill > verb 11, consumption
Meaning	Drink down entirely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"She killed a bottle of brandy that night"
Synonyms	toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down
Broader	drink, imbibe

kill > verb 12, change
Meaning	Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"kill these lines in the President's speech"
Synonyms	obliterate, wipe out
Broader	take away, take out

kill > verb 13, change
Meaning	Tire out completely.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The daily stress of her work is killing her"
Similar to	kill
Broader	exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out

kill > verb 14, change
Meaning	Cause to cease operating.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"kill the engine"
Similar to	kill; kill
Broader	switch off, cut, turn off, turn out
Nouns	kill

kill > verb 15, change
Meaning	Destroy a vitally essential quality of or in.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
Similar to	kill
Broader	destroy, destruct

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