ALL meanings of killable
kill
K k - noun killable Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food. 1
- verb with object killable 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 killable to destroy; do away with; extinguish: His response killed our hopes. 1
- verb with object killable to destroy or neutralize the active qualities of: to kill an odor. 1
- verb with object killable to spoil the effect of: His extra brushwork killed the painting. 1
- verb with object killable 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 killable to spend (time) unprofitably: He killed ten good years on that job. 1
- verb with object killable Informal. to overcome completely or with irresistible effect: That comedian kills me. 1
- verb with object killable to muffle or deaden: This carpet kills the sound of footsteps. 1
- verb with object killable Informal. to cause distress or discomfort to: These new shoes are killing me. 1
- verb with object killable Informal. to tire completely; exhaust: The long hike killed us. 1
- verb with object killable Informal. to consume completely: They killed a bottle of bourbon between them. 1
- verb with object killable to cancel publication of (a word, paragraph, item, etc.), especially after it has been set in type. 1
- verb with object killable to defeat or veto (a legislative bill, etc.). 1
- verb with object killable Electricity. to render (a circuit) dead. 1
- verb with object killable to stop the operation of (machinery, engines, etc.): He killed the motor and the car stopped. 1
- verb with object killable Tennis. to hit (a ball) with such force that its return is impossible. 1
- verb with object killable 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 killable 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 killable to inflict or cause death. 1
- verb without object killable to commit murder. 1
- verb without object killable to be killed. 1
- verb without object killable to overcome completely; produce an irresistible effect: dressed to kill. 1
- verb without object killable Slang. to feel a smarting pain, as from a minor accident; sting: I stubbed my little toe and that really kills. 1
- noun killable the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill. 1
- noun killable an animal or animals killed. 1
- noun killable a number or quantity killed. 1
- noun killable an act or instance of hitting or destroying a target, especially an enemy aircraft. 1
- noun killable the target so hit or, especially, destroyed. 1
- noun killable Sports. kill shot. 1
- idioms killable kill with kindness, to overdo in one's efforts to be kind: The aunts would kill their nephews and nieces with kindness. 1
- adjective killable suitable for being killed 0
- adjective killable capable of being killed 0