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kill

kill
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kil]
    • /kɪl/
    • /kɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kil]
    • /kɪl/

Definitions of kill word

  • verb with object kill to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate. 1
  • verb with object kill to destroy; do away with; extinguish: His response killed our hopes. 1
  • verb with object kill to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor. 1
  • verb with object kill to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting. 1
  • verb with object kill to cause (time) to be consumed with seeming rapidity or with a minimum of boredom, especially by engaging in some easy activity or amusement of passing interest: I had to kill three hours before plane time. 1
  • verb with object kill to spend (time) unprofitably: He killed ten good years on that job. 1

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Origin of kill

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cullen, killen to strike, beat, kill, Old English *cyllan; cognate with dialectal German küllen (Westphalian). See quell

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kill usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kill

verb kill

  • wipe out — an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
  • murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
  • hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
  • massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.

noun kill

  • raven — a lyric poem (1845) by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • coup de grace — A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker.
  • win — to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
  • gold star — a gold-colored star displayed, as on a service flag, to indicate that a member of one's family, organization, or the like, was killed in war as a member of the armed forces.
  • sufferer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.

Antonyms for kill

verb kill

  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
  • preserve — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
  • bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.

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