Kill meanings. All definitions of Kill

noun kill Cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing). 1

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

verb with object kill Informal. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me. 1

verb with object kill to muffle or deaden: This carpet kills the sound of footsteps. 1

verb with object kill Informal. to cause distress or discomfort to: These new shoes are killing me. 1

verb with object kill Informal. to tire completely; exhaust: The long hike killed us. 1

verb with object kill Informal. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon between them. 1

verb with object kill to cancel publication of (a word, paragraph, item, etc.), especially after it has been set in type. 1

verb with object kill to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.). 1

verb with object kill Electricity. to render (a circuit) dead. 1

verb with object kill to stop the operation of (machinery, engines, etc.): He killed the motor and the car stopped. 1

verb with object kill Tennis. to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible. 1

verb with object kill Metallurgy. to deoxidize (steel) before teeming into an ingot mold. to eliminate springiness from (wire or the like). to cold-roll (sheet metal) after final heat treatment in order to eliminate distortion. 1

verb with object kill Ice Hockey. to prevent the opposing team from scoring in the course of (a penalty being served by a teammate or teammates). 1

verb without object kill to inflict or cause death. 1

verb without object kill to commit murder. 1

verb without object kill to be killed. 1

verb without object kill to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill. 1

verb without object kill Slang. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting: I stubbed my little toe and that really kills. 1

noun kill a channel; creek; stream; river: used especially in place names: Kill Van Kull. 1

idioms kill kill with kindness, to overdo in one's efforts to be kind: The aunts would kill their nephews and nieces with kindness. 1

transitive verb kill cause death 1

transitive verb kill put an end to 1

transitive verb kill turn off 1

transitive verb kill deaden 1

intransitive verb kill engage in killing 1

transitive verb kill hurt physically 1

transitive verb kill hurt emotionally 1

noun kill animal: hunted 1

noun kill animals: total killed 1

noun kill act of killing 1

transitive verb kill defeat in parliament 1

transitive verb kill amuse 1

transitive verb kill drink up 1

transitive verb kill golf, rugby ball: stop 1

noun kill The act of killing. 0

noun kill Specifically, the death blow. 0

noun kill The result of killing; that which has been killed. 0

noun kill (volleyball) The grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally. 0

noun kill A creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea. 0

noun kill A kiln. 0

verb kill (Transitive Verb) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. 0

verb kill (Transitive Verb) To render inoperative. 0

verb kill (Transitive Verb) (figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate. 0

verb kill (Transitive Verb) (figuratively, hyperbolic) To amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate. 0

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